The lighting of rice hull pellets is an issue. They do not light as easily as loose rice hulls. So far the best way we have found to light pellets is to coat loose rice hulls in paraffin, and to place them on top of the pellets. Does anyone have any suggestions in this regard? The lighting of pellets must take place quickly, and it should be as smokeless as possible. The lighting of pellets could be a major obstacle to the social acceptability of the pellet TLUD.
The second issue that we faced was how to extinguish open flames within the reactor, once the pellets were lit. This proved to be an easy problem to solve. When the fan is turned off for just a few seconds, the flames go out, and when the fan is turned back on at the right speed (not too high), they do not reappear. Thanks. Paul Olivier -- Paul A. Olivier PhD 26/5 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Dalat Vietnam Louisiana telephone: 1-337-447-4124 (rings Vietnam) Mobile: 090-694-1573 (in Vietnam) Skype address: Xpolivier http://www.esrla.com/
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