[Stoves] Re Alexis Belonio article

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Kevin

>I suspect that water reduction, or water dissociation, could have a
>positive effect on biomass combustion processes, by permitting the
>formation of intermediate compounds that would burn better, or more
>completely.

Exactly.  My suspicion is that the 15% moisture content is important, or was 
for the device that tested cleanest at that moisture level.

If so, the Alex's steam enhanced stove should burn cleanest when the rice 
husks are VERY dry and the steam introduced is 17.5% of the mass of husk 
burned (to give 15% moisture in the gases).

Alex: this is important.  Can you test emissons?  Can you test the emissions 
when burning very dry husks and air-dried husks?

Can you tune the steam injection to be 17.5% of the mass of the husk burned? 
This could lead to a very important discovery about cleaning up combustion 
with hot water and give us all a lead on where to look for a test fuel 
moisture level for standardized testing.

Many thanks
Crispin in Waterloo