I think it will work with chips because it gets some of the flame under the edges of the particles and continues to do this for a while ensuring a good start.
Regards Crispin ------Original Message------ From: Paul S. Anderson To: Crispin GMail To: Stoves Subject: Re: [Stoves] Igniting TLUD stoves (off shoot from Re: Very small stoves and reheating food) Sent: Oct 20, 2012 23:41 Crispin Thanks. Having a conical depression is a very nice suggestion that I will certainly try soon. I suspect that it works equally well with other fuels of chip or pellet size. Paul Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD" Email: [email protected] Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072 Website: www.drtlud.com On 10/20/2012 11:26 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote: > Dear Paul and All > > I have consistently found it easiest to light pellets by making a conical > depression in the centre of the fuel and putting all the liquid ignition fuel > (kerosene) in the centre and immediately around it. This has the effect of > running a hot flame over the conical surface enhancing the ignition sequence. > > This is more effective than the same amount of liquid spread on the surface > because it is harder to get the surface hot. > > After a few minutes the char bed is lit and things go normally. In this > manner the kindling and tinder can be avoided. > > I have been in communities where kerosene is unavailable but diesel is. That > is the case here outside Yogyakarta. The difference is a slightly heavier > fraction included in the diesel so the conical is an advantage. The cone > releases the fuel at the bottom of a hot zone and gives it additional time to > be fractionated to proper gas. > > If you are all trying pellets, try a conical depression of the whole > diameter. If you are using a Vesto-based secondary air hole set, keep the > fuel just below the bottom holes. If you are using an Anderson gasifier just > be sure the whole surface is a cone shape. > > Regards > Crispin > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/
