[Stoves] Find truth about Re: Turbo-Cocina, turbo-cooker Wins Prize for Clean Burning

[Paul S. Anderson]

Dear Stovers and Gas-L readers,

We recently received info including the following:  (snipped)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/turbo-cooker.php
>
> Turbo-cooker Wins Prize for Clean Burning
>
> by Christine Lepisto, Berlin on 12. 2.07
>
> Nunez has won an environmental prize from the UN, funding from the
> Fondo Iniciativa para las Americas El Salvador (FIAES) and has
> received a US patent for his invention. According to Nunez, in an
> interview in the "El Salvador" :
> <www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2002/10/13/nacional/nacio1.html>
> (Spanish), the secret to his cooker is that the combustion occurs at
> a much lower temperature than in a normal, open fire. In theory, this
> concept could apply to any combustibles, including natural gas or
> propane for example.

I read the Spanish interview.  Journalism without much science.  No real
explanation (except the above statement about lower temperature 
combustion). Nunez claims   96% reduction of fuel compared with 
traditional stoves.     When
asked if he is a genius, he admits that he is.

Lack of clarity or explanations raise doubts about how this won a UN prize and
funding and patent.

I was reading and looking for clues about gasification (not mentioned 
directly).
I doubt that it is TLUD pyrolytic gasification (which cannot reach 96% fuel
reduction as far as I can tell.)  Tom Reed also used the name "Turbo" stove
years ago, but no evidence of links there.

He states at least two years (maybe more) work on this, lost his marriage and
money.  Several names of people (none that I recognized).  And yet we have not
heard of him before this (or does some one know him or his work?).

I am in India with very limited computer access.  If someone else would please
track down this technology, please post for me and others to read.

If real, then we can all get behind him and assist.  If not real, he is 
spoiling
the opportunities for real work to be recognized and funded.  Another 
perpetual
motion machine (or a 96% fuel reduction device) that does not work is bad news
for all of us.

Paul

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