[Stoves] Blow-suggestions without electricity

[Boll, Martin Dr.]

To all.

Some old ideas, Drew and Jeff talked already about. I see that as a
not-complete list and possibly there are small alterations (certainly others
had already before).

 

-Flywheel plus freewheel-clutch driven by: pedal cograil, cogwheel and
one-direction-blockage.

 

-Bellow with foot-pedal to span and rubber string or weight to blow and
pressure-reservoir to maintain blow.

 

-"Hydraulic-ram" for air plus pressure reservoir and pressure reduction to
regulate pressure

 

-Wind-driven flaps to move a double-way air-pump with pressure reservoir.
(Wind presses greater surface, pump presses smaller surface, as hydraulic)

 

-Pressure reservoir: Partly water-submerged plastic-sack. Depth regulates
partly the pressure.

 

-Barrel without lid: upside down swimming in a water basin. Makes light
pressure between bottom (upside) and water. Weight above, to regulate
pressure.

Big flap-valve to inspire quickly. Stop blockage that barrel does not go too
far down to provide water-blowing to the fire.

Lifting of the barrel made by a foot-pedal, pulling a rope. The rope to a
roll on sealing, then to the barrel-bottom. Water-surface covered by oil, to
avoid flies and water evaporation, possibly some salt in the water to
conserve water from fouling.

 

-Small water-turbine as proposed by Jeff. 

Additonal: Making air-pressure in above barrel. And use a small
Pelton-turbine instead of a windmill-like turbine. (There is no better for
high pressure and few water)

Wheel made of wood, shovels made out of crown-corks (as simplest solution).
Less water-reservoir is necessary. Speed and power of the turbine are
better.

 

-Simple steam-turbine:

 Driven by steam-generated in a tube-coil integrated as wind-shirt of the
stove.

Possibly you can secondly use the out-streaming steam to heat up the food in
the pot.

(No bad idea to use generally the heat of the wind-shirt in that way.)
Superheated steam would not bring too much water into the pot.

Would that temperature (what temperature will be reached?) be dangerous to
the food?

 

By all these ideas I am aware that a small electrical fan would be very
efficient and simpler compared by my proposals.

 

Have fun to read and to add!

 

Martin