[Stoves] Coal Fired Stove

[Lanny Henson]

I would spend a few days to test an idea that I have for a coal fired stove.
Will the fuel be briquettes or loose coal?
How much coal per hour is 5 KW?
Could I get a reference burner or photos so I could build one to have a 
starting point?
Being a space heater makes the design easier because there is time for a 
system to reach equilibrium.
What is the location for use?
Lanny Henson

Crispin >It is very late in the game to get the stove builders into
> high gear to come up with working 5 KW devices with low emissions.  The
> market is wide open and there are 120,000 homes needing a device.
>
> Any takers?
>
> The dimensions are:
> A refuelling time of 4 to 8 hours
> Low CO and particulate levels
> It must space heat and cook a 500mm diameter wok
> Can have a 2.5 to 3 metre chimney 100 to 150 diameter
> Have a lifetime in excess of 5 years (typically 4mm mild steel body and 
> cast
> iron tops)
> Electricity is usually available (an interesting challenge to the fan 
> stove
> people)
> Fabrication is not an issue.
>
> Stoves will be tested against a reference burner to see how they measure 
> up.
> The idea is that developers can't claim the coal will not burn cleanly or
> 'that clean' as there is a device working they can look at and light and
> use. They are looking for paradigm-shifting stoves with modern thought
> embodied in them.
>
> Regards
> Crispin