[Stoves] Seven steps to the 'perfect' stove

[frank]

Thanks - if we determine bamboo will do what the client wants  and they 
decide to grow an acre or two I may get back to you. We will want a 
quick growing and one that doesn't cause problems.

As for a specialty fuel it seems they could be packed with some dense 
carbon material.

Thanks
Frank

dr a d karve wrote:

>yes, bamboo is an excellent fuel, but in comparison to good hardwood, it
>burns rather fast. The clumping forms do not become uncontrollable.
>Yours
>A.D.Karve
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>>On Sep 27, 2007, at 1:13 PM, frank wrote:
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>>>I am now getting a bag of 8 cm long bamboo sections for me to grind
>>>and
>>>test for use as a soil additive. They are thinking they want to
>>>plant a
>>>few acres because the stuff grows fast and will be a cheap supply of
>>>stable biomass.  I am wondering if it would make a good fuel for the
>>>TLUD or even a rocket?
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>>I read an article recently that stated Bamboo is really flammable.
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>>It ought to make a good fuel.
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>>I would recommend checking with an expert before planting bamboo.
>>It needs to be confined to avoid becoming a pest.
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>>For example, in a field bordered by a highway and a wide creek, the
>>spread would be controllable.
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>>But plant it in the middle of a series of test plots and it will take
>>over.
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>>Then there are forms of Bamboo that clump rather than spread.
>>Species also vary by cold tolerance.
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