Clever stuff Crispin . I'm thinking of attaching it to my loudmouth neighbor ... Richard
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 1, 2013, at 12:18, "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Jed > > This is a really inspiring collection of stoves, several with strong local > and specialised functions. > > http://holeyroket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-stoves-prototype-developme > nt-project-pdf-version.pdf > > Given the range of items you are working on I really suggest you get a > combustion analyser or at least an O2 meter so you can work out what your > excess air level is. It is clear you would be able to incorporate the > knowledge into the design process with all those groups. > > A combustion analyser is unfortunately an expensive thing to maintain even > if someone gives you one so you have to be practical. If you can get or make > an O2 meter using car parts and a digital display it will not wear out. > There is an O2 detector in every exhaust manifold. There are ways to hook > them to a display (like a microvolt meter) that you can convert to an O2 > level. > > You stick it in the gap where the fire exhausts past the pot and it will > tell you the EA. If you only have access to one measurement, that is what to > go for. > > 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://stoves.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://stoves.bioenergylists.org/
