[Stoves] Comments about T-LUDs

[Paul S. Anderson]

A.D.,

Please clarify for me:

Quoting adkarve <adkarve at pn2.vsnl.net.in>:
         snip
> We have now good wood burning
> stoves like those developed by Tom Reed, Paul Anderson and M/s Phillips.
         snip
> In fact, these new wood burning
> stoves pose a serious threat to the spread of even the biogas system
> developed by me.

First, thanks for the compliment.

Second, thus far, the Reed, Anderson, Philips, and any other T-LUDs are
certainly not even a minor threat.  We and others are still trying to get a
significant and sustainable experience going in a developing country.  Some
activities in the near future might turn the corner, but we are not there yet.

Third, the enormity of the task for implementing improved cooking 
systems is so
large that I doubt that any type of wood burning stoves would be much of a
threat to the innovative biogas system that you have developed.  We need all
the solutions that are possible.  There are multiple niches that could use
literally millions of the diverse heat-energy systems that we discuss on this
Listserv.

So, fourth, am I missing something in your comments?  What is your 
assessment of
the potential of the T-LUD devices?  What are the major obstacles to their
success for significant niches of stove users?  All suggestions and
observations are appreciated, including those by other readers.

Paul
-- 
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