[Stoves] burning rice husk

[George Riegg Gambia]

Correct me if I am wrong but I am under the impression that Roger Sampson's 
Mayon Turbo Stove is designed to do just this kind of job?

Cheers
George from the jungle


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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:08 PM
Subject: [Stoves] burning rice husk


> Dear Crispin,
>
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>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:13:43 -0400
>> From: "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"
>> <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Stoves] High mass space heating options Re: Rocket Stove
>> for the PLACE
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>> Dear Paul
>>
>>
>> I find you report encouraging. People already see the value of making a 
>> high
>> energy fuel from a pretty lousy biomass, and it is only a short step to
>> using the gas as well for any of a variety of purposes. I am inclined to
>> think that a large scale process heat application will give a better 
>> quality
>> or at least consistent product.
>>
>>
>> Is there a missing technology: a stove that burns the whole rice hull
>> instead of making char? Perhaps as a slightly compressed block or 
>> cylinder
>> whole rice hull could be made attractive, clean and efficient in the 
>> correct
>> device.
>
> I do not know whether a stove can efficiently burn rice husk.
>
> But it seems rice husk can be burnt efficiently in FBC ( fluidised bed 
> combustion ) boilers. There are several medium sized FBC boilers operated 
> all over India. So the fuel need not go waste.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Rajan