[Stoves] RE: [Bioenergy] Rocket stove model - request forsuggestions and advice

[Christa Roth]

Two questions for clarification concerning the airflow: 
1) Is this two firechambers or one that is servicing the two pot-holes? How is the airflow?
2) I suppose the pots are not sunken as the potholes are square, but I can't properly see the potrest solution on the photos posted on the webpage. Are there any? How do you ensure the airflow around the pot? I have seen too many mudstoves with worn-out potrests out of mud to favor a mud-based solution, unless you are in a culture where maintance is carried out regularly. We are experimenting in Malawi with fired ceramic plates including the potrests, as the concept of maintenance is not really widespread, but of course that increases the costs.
Regards

Christa Roth
Regional Coordinator Malawi - Tanzania - Zambia
Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation in Southern Africa

in Zambia: 
c/o GTZ office, Private Bag RW37x, Plot No. 6469 Kariba Road, Kalundu, Lusaka
Tel +260 1 2919 -18 / 19 / 20, Fax +260 1 291 946
 
in Malawi:
c/o Info Centre for Food&Fuel Security Promotion Mulanje 
P.O. Box 438, Mulanje, Malawi, Phone +265-1-466 279, Fax -466 435

Mobile Phones (only available when I am in the respective country):
Zambia +260 97 207 870, Malawi +265 8 860 936, Tanzania +255 787 20 10 15
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Miles 
  To: 'Saibhaskar Nakka' ; stoves at listserv.repp.org 
  Cc: bioenergy at listserv.repp.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:22 PM
  Subject: [Stoves] RE: [Bioenergy] Rocket stove model - request forsuggestions and advice


  Creative design. It looks like you were inspired by Crispin's Lion rocket
  stove brick construction.
  Also posted on www.bioenergylists.org <http://www.bioenergylists.org/>  and
  stoves at listserv.repp.org

  Thanks
  Tom
  From: bioenergy-bounces at listserv.repp.org
  [mailto:bioenergy-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Saibhaskar Nakka
  Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:30 AM
  To: bioenergy at listserv.repp.org
  Subject: [Bioenergy] Rocket stove model - request for suggestions and advice
  Dear Mr. Tom Miles
  Once again thanking you for posting the http://e-woodgasstove.blogspot.com/.
  <http://e-woodgasstove.blogspot.com/>  The suggestions received till now
  were very valuable and helped me to improve the presentation and content. I
  am also working on different models of rocket stoves with community
  participation in rural areas. One of the latest stove is named as "Good
  Stove". I am requesting you to please go through the content and advice me.
  Because these stoves will be adopted by the community in two villages on
  pilot basis and any improvements would benefit them. 

  http://e-goodstove.blogspot.com/
  http://e-goodstovedesign.blogspot.com/

  The earlier model is a single stove http://e-stoves.blogspot.com/ which
  community doesnt like much.

  Thanking you,

  With regards,


  -- 
  Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
  Mobile No. 9246352018 

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