[Stoves] Belonio reply to Re: super low-cost and blue flame rice husk gas stove

Wed Mar 23 20:40:02 CDT 2011

Stovers,

Alexis sent this reply that did not reach the Listserv.
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Paul S. Anderson, PhD
Known to some as:  Dr. TLUD    Doc    Professor
Phone (USA): 309-452-7072   SKYPE: paultlud   Email: psanders at ilstu.edu
www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf   (Best ref.)

Quoting alexis belonio <atbelonio at yahoo.com>:

> Hi Paul,
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> Good evening and thanks to your email!
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> Here are the answers to your clarifications:
>
>
>  Paul wrote the numbered items:
> 1.  Last line gives the date of February 2010.  Should that be 2011?
>
>
> AB:
> The date of release is last year
> 2010.  I will send the latest development I have on a continuous rice
> husk gas stove for domestic use in my next email.
>
>
>
> 2.  The downward progression of the pyrolysis front is "a fire zone 
>
> rate of about 2.2 cm per minute" and the duration of the batch is from 
>
> 18 to 25 minutes.  That gives approximately 2 x 20 = 40 centimeter 
>
> height of the fuel chamber/reactor.  Plus burner and base, it is about 
>
> half a meter tall.
>
>
>  AB:
> Yes, the stove is only about half
> meter and it is good for one cooking preparation only.  I fit in the
> size to the available materials. 
>
>
>
> 3.  The diameter of the fuel chamber/reactor is (my guess based on 
>
> what I can see) about 4 or 5 inches (10 to 13 cm).  Nice size.
>
>
>  AB:
> Yes, the diameter is only 12 cm
> suitable for small cooking.  This is more appropriate since big diameter
>  I usually have are too much for family use.
>
>
>
> 4.  Fantastic!!!!   "the casing is made of tin can and can be bought 
>
> at a very low price from a Can Factory;"  Wonderful!!!  Now that this 
>
> gets said and gets into production in Indonesia, perhaps the critics 
>
> of "tincanium" will finally recognize that the tin can industry is 
>
> potentially one of the greatest allies for making low-cost, 
>
> ATTRACTIVE, stoves!!!
>
>
>  AB:
> Yes, the casing is made of salvage
> perfume drum (industrial-size).  Any available salvage drum even paint
> drum can be used for the stove casing.  The only disadvantage of this is
>  that the stove operates in batch mode which is only good for short
> cooking operation say for camping.
>
> Paul adds:  for camping or for cooking tasks that need this amount  
> of time or less.   Or have a second TLUD that can continue the cooking

>  AB:
> Again, thanks a lot!  I will send info of the new stove I have soon.
>
>
>
> Good day and God bless!!
>
>
>
> Alexis
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 3/23/11, Paul S. Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
> From: Paul S. Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] super low-cost and blue flame rice husk gas stove
> To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves"  
> <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>, "Erin Rasmussen" <erin at trmiles.com>
> Cc: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"  
> <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>, crhet.clsu at gmail.com, "Alexis  
> Belonio - Philippines" <atbelonio at yahoo.com>, "Hugh McLaughlin"  
> <wastemin1 at verizon.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 12:01 PM
>
> Dear Alexis and all stovers,
>
> Once again, a great contribution by Alexis Belonio.
>
> Some
>  minor observations that might later be clarified by Alexis:
>
> 1.  Last line gives the date of February 2010.  Should that be 2011?
>
> 2.  The downward progression of the pyrolysis front is "a fire zone 
> rate of about 2.2 cm per minute" and the duration of the batch is from 
> 18 to 25 minutes.  That gives approximately 2 x 20 = 40 centimeter 
> height of the fuel chamber/reactor.  Plus burner and base, it is about 
> half a meter tall.
>
> 3.  The diameter of the fuel chamber/reactor is (my guess based on 
> what I can see) about 4 or 5 inches (10 to 13 cm).  Nice size.
>
> 4.  Fantastic!!!!   "the casing is made of tin can and can be bought 
> at a very low price from a Can Factory;"  Wonderful!!!  Now that this 
> gets said and gets into production in Indonesia, perhaps the critics 
> of "tincanium" will finally
>  recognize that the tin can industry is 
> potentially one of the greatest allies for making low-cost, 
> ATTRACTIVE, stoves!!!
>
> Well done, Alexis, WELL DONE.
>
> Paul
> --
> Paul S. Anderson, PhD
> Known to some as:  Dr. TLUD    Doc    Professor
> Phone (USA): 309-452-7072   SKYPE: paultlud   Email: psanders at ilstu.edu
> www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf   (Best ref.)
>
>
> Quoting Erin Rasmussen <erin at trmiles.com>:
>
>> Hi All,
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>> This is a neat stove, and I've republished the attached file to the stoves
>> web site so that you can download it there.
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>> http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/content/super-low-cost-rice-husk
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>> They have done a nice job designing this stove which is now about $10 or so
>> US, so that it is affordable, and it looks nice.
>>
>> And they've done a nice job testing it, black carbon, water boiling and
>> thermal efficiency results are all posted.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nice Work Alexis!!
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>>
>>
>> Erin Rasmussen
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>> erin at trmiles.com
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>> From: stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
>> [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of alexis belonio
>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:14 AM
>> To: stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
>> Cc: crhet.clsu at gmail.com; atbelonio at yahoo.com
>> Subject: [Stoves] super low-cost and blue flame rice husk gas stove
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> Good evening!
>>
>> I would like to submit the development I have on rice husk gas stove.  This
>> development is on the use of salvage perfume drum as outer casing of the
>> stove to further reduce the cost of the stove as well as to
>  utilize small
>> fan to generate the gas.
>>
>> Again, thanks a lot!!
>>
>> Alexis Belonio
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