[Stoves] Stoves Digest, Vol 10, Issue 10

[Chris Smith]

Saibhaskar Nakka or Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy?

Risking errant observations, suggesions or inane questions from the peanut
gallery (myself), I'll procede:

I was wondering how the primary air of your Magh Smoke Burner Stove enters
the combustion chamber - from drilled dimension restricted hole sizing in
the bottom of the burn chamber?  Unless I am mistaken, they are not visible
in the blog photos.  Do you have an estimate of the ratio of primary to
seconday airflow?  I've also noticed apparently absent is a fan shroud for
further limiting primary air and providing some fan heat shielding, or
insulation such as a metallic reflective insulation layer - both of which
I've seen on Dr. Reed's Woodgas Campstove (used for comparison).

Possibly it may be cheaper and more durable and heat tolerant, rather than
using a 12V computer fan to substitute a lower voltage electric motor
attached to a fabricated sheet metal fan blade (cut and bent from a single
round of metal sheet) bolted or screwed on to the motor's armature with a
sleeve connector.  A fan guard or a interrupter contact may be desirable to
prevent fan damage to little fingers from top-off fan operation if a
metal-bladed fan is implemented.  Bottom of stove fan mount orientation may
facilitate channeling directed airflow upward and use of a lower voltage
fan.  Melting of plastic computer fan blades hasn't been an issue?  Less or
cheaper batteries to service lower voltage fan motors should be helpful
lowering price, both for manufacture and for the stove user.

Quite an achievement!  Will you anticipate being able to make this stove or
a future rendition available for export (singley or in small quantities)?
I'm sure list members would want them.

Thank you for reading and answering any of my questions,

Chris Smith


   Saibhaskar Nakka wrote
>
> > Dear Tom Miles,
> >
> > I am happy to share my recent stove design called 'Magh Smoke Burner
> Stove'.
> > http://e-smokeburnerstove.blogspot.com/ This is based on T-LUD
> Principle, I
> > made it out of the material usually available in the kitchen to reduce
> the
> > cost of the stove i.e., < 20 $ (USD) per piece, including the cost of
> > rechargeable battery, AC adapter. If scaled up we can produce them for
> 12 to
> > 15 $ (USD) per piece. During my demonstration here many people liked it
> very
> > much and there appears huge demand for such stoves in Millions in the
> next
> > couple of years in India. I am also thankful to Dr. Paul Anderson for
> having
> > seen it during his visit to Hyderabad and greatful for his
> encouragement.
> >
> > The link:
> >
> > http://e-smokeburnerstove.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
>
>