Dear Dr M Yes it is a variant of the regular Vesto. It is a 'Vesto Junior' which has no primary air controller. There is instead a fixed plate in place of the two controller plates. The result is that the primary air is still preheated in the lower half of the stove and the is a counter-flow reducing the flow rate. As the air is heated going down, it counteracts the vertical draft in the central chamber where the fire is. This limits the excess air without using a choke-type controller. The vertical position of the air entrance holes on the side of the body sets the EA level that is achieved. Regards Crispin
It seems that the stove is Vesto stove or its variant, is that right?
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:37:27 -0000, "George Riegg Gambia" <[email protected]> wrote: > Fellow stovers - and briquetteers, > > Compared to some disasters happening around the globe our own predicament > here is almost insignificant. > > However, after many years of struggling, researching (with a lot of > practical help and encouragement from some people here - THANK YOU) we are > finally moving on in this small and almost forgotten little corner of the > world - The Gambia. > > In 2011/12 we carried out an 18 months pilot under the WB BEIA initiative > researching and finally adapting what in my mind is a GREAT stove to make > it - almost - "our own" - the Furno EES - based on Chispin's Vesto and > adapted to local needs and manufacturing capabilities. > > Now we are waiting until the "big boys" can agree to pre-finance the first > test batch of 500 to be locally made.The 24 households who have been doing > our long-term (almost by default) on-the-ground research could not imagine > how to do without it anymore! > > At the same time we researched, tested and started making briquettes with > Richard's help and encouragement. As stove and briquettes were developed > side by side they fit like a hand in glove and it's a joy to use them > together. > > 2 years ago we found a small follow-on grant to train and set up our first > 2 community briquetting enterprises. In addition we want to try another one > in a local state-run Primary School - the WFP assisted School Feeding > Programme will be slowly phased out accross most of The Gambia so to set up > schools as briquetting enterprises would be a great way to help counteract > this reduction in funding. > > With the usual expected delays this new pilot finally kicked off just as > the rains hit us in July. By the time they finished our road was washed > away. We tried the local way but even a few tons of concrete bricks ended > up in the river. Our building is sinking and cracking and access by vehicle > will be impossible until all that's fixed. > > We are trying locally whatever we can do. We will be planting Vettiver and > trees (from our own nursery) along our perimeter to at least stabilise the > road and buildings for the future. But we can not find local "disaster > relief" assistance to fix the road - in the greater scheme of chaos ours > is..... So we need to turn to our networks and ask: > > Can YOU help? We started a fundraiser on > http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/support-environmental-sustainability-in-the-gambia/100067 > > and we would appreciate if YOU could spread the word. If anybody feels > really rich don't be shy - a few bucks from your pocket go a long way here. > > > > Thanks from the team at PRSP and the communities of Abuko and Fajikunda to > Tom and Erin to allow us to post this here - after all, this all IS in the > spirit of bringing sustainable development to places like here! > > > > Cheers > > George from the jungle > > oooor.... beside the creek _______________________________________________ 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/ | ||
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