[Stoves] Stove Tests - new protocol

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Friends

I am starting this as a new Subject because it is not for oil cookers only.

While this is a little premature I want to convey the news that ProBEC 
(Programme for Biomass and Energy Conservation) in SADC countries has 
developed a new stove testing protocol.  This was done in March and the 
announcement of it has been delayed pending the development of relevant 
spreadsheets to accompany it.  There is one for charcoal stove testing and 
another for wood stove testing.

The protocol was developed and approved by:

Crispin Pemberton-Pigott (ProBEC - SADC)
Andreas Michel (ProBEC North)
Piet Visser (Biomass Development Group)

The list of tests below is of great importance, but as everyone knows they 
are not done in the same fashion or to the same standard.

It is my sincere hope that we can general agreement on a testing protocol 
that is easy to follow and which provides scientifically valid outputs.

Regards
Crispin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Miles" <tmiles at trmiles.com>
Subject: RE: [Stoves] The PROTOS Plant Oil Cooker


>Emissions of what?  Compared with what?

So let's compare the performance and emissions of these stoves in an
organized fashion.

For a start we have recent comparative tests by U of Capetown (Philip Lloyd)
and Aprovecho Research Center (for PCIA "Comparing Cookstoves"). Plus we
probably have performance and emissions testing from stove suppliers.

Tom


Philip Lloyd Comparing Gel Fuels to Their Alternatives
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/llyodgelapr07
PCIA/Aprovecho "Comparing Cookstoves" (in press)

Alcohol Stoves:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/18%2B481/2

Plant Oil Stoves:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/713/1

Paraffin stoves:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/229

LPG stoves:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/198

Biogas:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/175/1