[Stoves] Aside on coconut husk

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear AJ

I think this is becoming a red herring:

>If this is a difficult fuel then there must be reasons it doesn't
>readily burn the smoke in a secondary flame

I am not at all sure is is difficlt to burn, it is difficult to burn in a 
large open pile because the temperature at which volatiles pour off is quite 
low.  This may have to do with the huge surface to volume ratio or perhaps 
the volatile nature of the resins.  It appears the smoke is so thick it 
extinguishes the flames in the area where additional heat would further 
support the flame.

It may be a perfect fuel for gasifiers. Only the absence of a stove built 
for it has prevented us from discovering this fact.

I remain worried by the high resin content when it comes to making charcoal 
powder (big smoke waste).  Otherwise I think it would make a better raw 
material that sugar cane leaves, and they seem to be doing OK...

Regards
Crispin