[Stoves] Making testing equipment for CO and O2

[Lanny Henson]

Crispin,
It was very interesting to meet you at the ETHOS conference.
Would you explain how and why you need to measure co2 to calculate dilution? 
I missed that.
Lanny

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Making testing equipment for CO and O2


> Dear Dean
>
> I feel that the CO value is not much use without the O2 because without it
> we don't know what the dilution is. Can that easily be added? If we get PM
> 2.5 + CO + O2 that constitutes the basis of a full set: combustion
> efficiency, thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption + emission
> factors.
>
> ???
> Thanks
> Crispin
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Dean Still
> Sent: February 1, 2008 6:15 PM
> To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Making testing equipment for CO and O2
>
> Dear Paul,
>
> Looking at CO is great but the more important health hazard is particulate
> matter (PM). Nordica, Karl, and Damon, at the Aprovecho lab, are now
> manufacturing a $2,000 device called the IAP meter that measures both CO 
> and
> PM. I hope that we can create a standardized Test Kitchen using the IAP
> meter that helps stove designers to refine cooking stove prototypes using
> both the Water Boiling Test (stove designer boils water, sees wood use,
> emissions, etc) and the Controlled Cooking Test (local cooks make food, 
> sees
> wood use, emissions, etc).  [snip]
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