[Stoves] newcomers

[cornelio torrijos]

Hi List,

For developing countries with high incidence of poverty a one day hands-on
workshop would be helpful in generating interest in stove making as a means
of livelihood.

For the Philippines, the contents of such a workshop could be as shown
below.
I made this course intended for people with low education levels

1. Show actual stoves available in the area -- participants handle the items
2. Show photos of stoves from other countries -- encourage discussion
3. Discussion by participants -- physical characteristics of each --
dimensions, materials used, etc.
4. Demonstrate making of simple stove designs from discarded tincans
5. Participants design their own and using tincans and scrap metal sheets
make their own prototypes.
6. Test the prototypes – boil & simmer water
 •7. Mini Lecture -- Explain rationale of water boiling and simmering test
•8. Mini Lecture -- Explain basics of wood and charcoal combustion:
–9. Mini Lecture and discussion -- Explain importance of Primary air &
Secondary air
–10. Discuss energy content of wood, charcoal & other biomass fuels in the
area.

All the best,

Cornelio

On 11/12/07, Tom Miles <tmiles at trmiles.com> wrote:
>
> 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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