[Stoves] newcomers

[Tom Miles]

Crispin,

The curriculum approach is a good one. I'm sure everyone has developed
training presentations of some kind.

Now with better images and video we can present appropriate pictures of what
to look for. (28 years ago I prepared a multi image presentation of a fire
with two projectors. The fades and transitions were all manual. The flames
danced to Respighi's "The Pines of Rome", which I have, but I'm not sure I
would find the slides. Better to start fresh.)

"Stove" is the most sought search word. We'll do some research on our site
statistics to find out what other key words are most used.

Thanks

Tom
  

    

-----Original Message-----
From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Crispin
Pemberton-Pigott
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:03 PM
To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'
Subject: Re: [Stoves] newcomers

Dear Tom

I think it would be helpful for have a 'stove design course' that has
chapters on basic concepts and principles so that people look with a knowing
eye at the flames.  It is interesting to teach people how to look a flames
to know what is going on and then hear them say they will never look at a
fire in the same way again, now that they understand what is happening.

Understanding heat transfer and thermal efficiency is obviously important.
If there is more than one school of though, it can be presented as well.

The subject of testing and confirming field performance is filled with
philosophies and approaches that deserve study.  I agree with the idea of
'Introduction' tabs and it might be good if people could suggest topics they
are looking at learning about.  How about the 'search' words?  Doesn't that
give you an idea what people want to find?

Thanks for providing such a valuable service.
Crispin


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