[Stoves] The round wick kerosene lamp/stove

[Saibhaskar Nakka]

Dear Tom Reed,

Today, I bought a Kerosene Stove and using biomass (slightly soaked in
kerosene) as fuel conducted the experiment. For photographs please see this
link.
http://e-kerbiostoveexp.blogspot.com/
The learning from this experiment is great and I am thankful to you. The
stove was lit at the top. The fine holes between 1and 2 mm located all along
the inner and outer frame helped in achieving very good flame most of the
time bluish. The total performance was about 45 minutes. Only at the end,
unexpectedly the fire has risen very high (Reasons I am not sure). Yes,
there is a lot to learn from oil lamps and Kerosene stoves for improving the
Natural Draft Woodgas Stoves. Please also see this link
http://e-woodgasstovemodified.blogspot.com/

Today I have done one more experiment of Magh Utham versions.
http://e-maghutham.blogspot.com/

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy


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> Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:31:44 -0700
> From: Thomas Reed <tombreed at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Stoves] The round wick kerosene lamp/stove
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
> Cc: Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at gmail.com>
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> Dear ND TLUD STOVERS:
>
> Consider the round wick kerosene lamp and stove.
>
>    * It uses a beautiful "gallery" of 2 mm holes to inject aspirated
>      air into the wicking kerosene vapor
>    * The gallery achieves an adequate interface between the 1000 air
>      inlets and the rising kerosene vapor from the wick and mixes 15 g
>      of air with each g of K vapor
>    * It probably took 50 years to develop after kerosene became a world
>      fuel
>    * The lamp uses a chimney, but if you tried to cook at the top of
>      the chimney the heat would have been conducted away.
>    * I think there may be a cook stove variety.  If so, buy one and
>      copy it.  If not, give up.
>
> In haste,
>
> TOM
>
> Tom Reed
> Biomass Energy & Carbon
> Chief Scientist
> http://www.biomassec.com
>
>
>
> Paul S. Anderson wrote:
> > I also congratulate Sai Baskar for  his innovative work.  This is how
> > we all
> > learn and progress.
> >
> > My comments relate to what Crispin wrote:
> >
> > Quoting Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at gmail.com>:
> >
> >>
>