[Stoves] Designs

[Tom Miles]

Paul,

If you have a current email address for Dr. Mukunda could you invite him to
discuss the Swothsee stove? We have been asking what the actual use of the
stove has been and whether it would be a good candidate for a FAN. We have
also been discussing vortex combustion in stoves (Vesto, Maputo,
V-Sidewinder, Woodgas) which should still be a topic of interest to him. We
have many questions.
See
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2006-August/date
.html

We are also looking for a copy of his paper:
H.S. Mukunda, U. Shrinivasa, S. Dasappa, S.B. Sunil Kumar, SWOSTHEE -
Portable Single Pan Wood Stoves of High Efficiency for Domestic use,
Sadhana, J.I.A.Sc, 13, pp. 237-270, 1988. 

So far we have only some photos from Auke Koopmans (1998) and a BUN-India
report:
http://bioenergylists.org/en/swosthee

Thanks,

Tom Miles
tmiles at trmiles.com
 





  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Paul S. Anderson
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 6:45 AM
To: Kevin Chisholm
Cc: stoves at listserv.repp.org
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Designs

Ian, Steve, Kevin and all,

The steps that Kevin has enumerated below are basicially the same approach
that Dr. Makunda used at the ARECOP workshop in China last week.  I will
post more about it soon, but I want to reinforce what Kevin wrote.  Analyze
the application, then find the solution(s), then make the stoves/heaters.
Sort of like computer programming:  application defines the system-analysis
which defines the steps of programming to accomplish the task.

It certainly helps if you have an already operational application and are
seeking an alternative source of heat.  That was the case in 7 of the 8
projects proposed at the ARECOP meeting.

Paul
--
Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Geography professor - Emeritus
Telephone:  USA-309-452-7072 (residence and office) Internet site:
www.ilstu.edu/~psanders For my gasifier stoves info, go to:
http://bioenergylists.org/contributors#Paul_Anderson

Quoting Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>:

> Dear Ian
>
> ...del...
>
> Rather than starting with a search for stoves designs and evaluating 
> whether or not they are appropriate, may I suggest that you "start at the
other end"
> and define the problem and opportunity? Once you have the problem 
> described, it is much easier to recognize or design a solution.
>
> 1: What production rate do you require, in terms of kG of dried Kava 
> product per hour?
>
> 2: What is the moisture content range of the raw kava?
>
> 3: What is the desired moisture content range of the finished kava?
....snipped....


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