[Stoves] Institutional Stove Projects

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Andrew
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AJH" <list at sylva.icuklive.co.uk>
To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Institutional Stove Projects


> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:44:29 -0800, Dean Still wrote:
>
>>Another promising technique is to make steam that makes electricity...?
>
>
> During WW2 SOE agents dropped into foreign countries were equipped
> with a small steam driven battery charger for their radios.

This is very interesting!! However, it would seem to give another insight 
into the nuisance and effort associated with power generation.

A hand driven generator would be smaller than a generator and boiler system, 
it would not need fuel, and it would be less detectable. If the Spies would 
prefer the extra weight, the bigger size, the need to attend a fire to make 
the steam to generate the power, and the increased possibility of detection, 
it must have been a real bother to turn the crank on a regular basis.

Best wishes,

Kevin
>
> AJH
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