[Stoves] Gasifier stove and related work at the Asian institute of Technology
Paul S. Anderson
psanders at ilstu.edu
Tue Oct 25 18:57:34 CDT 2011
Dear Professor Bhattacharya,
Thanks for the document on dryers and for the links to many items
(after the floodwaters recede).
Tom M, will you take these under your wing, or should we seek
alternative outlets?
Professor, Your advice please. In Asia there are numerous studies
completed that do not reach (or do not easily reach) other areas. How
can we obtain that info from India, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and
many other places? Do you know the people there? Is this something
that you could assist us with while in your retirement? (I am also
retired from employment, so I do understand the limitations, etc.)
One other question. The publications describe items, but do not tell
us of their acceptance and usage. And the publication dates of 2005
mean that 6 or more years of "action and application" are not
reported. We have no idea if there were 5 or 50 or 500 or 5000 or
more of the devices. Can you assist in obtaining that info for
whatever sources, please?
ANYONE ELSE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH SUCH INFORMATION? Do we have readers
in those countries? And who can ask their friends in those locations ?
Thanks,
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 "Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya" <sribasb at gmail.com>:
> Other technology packages and published papers of the Sida project can be
> downloaded from www.retsasia.ait.ac.th. The biomass/stove group may be
> interested the package on drying, which includes a hybrid drier using solar
> energy and bioenergy from a gasifier stove, heat output of which could be
> automatically controlled by using a thermostat.
>
> I also coordinated another regional project (Asian Regional Research
> Programme in Energy, Environment and Climate, ARRPEEC) funded by Sida in
> three phases during 1995-2005. One of the 4 projects of ARRPEEC was on
> biomass. Dissemination booklets of ARRPEEC and some of the papers published
> can be downloaded from www.arrpeec.ait.ac.th
>
> The websites above is not operational now. These should be up and running in
> 2-3 weeks after the flood water recedes. Please let me know if there is any
> problem.
>
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Paul S. Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu>wrote:
>
>> Thank you. I have received it, and we will hear from Tom Miles about it
>> being posted or not by him. If he does not post it, I can at my site or
>> maybe at the BEF site.
>>
>> A document that size cannot go through the Stoves Listserv, so other
>> readers who want a copy will soon be able to get it via a website.
>>
>> I believe that similar documents should or could be made available via some
>> websites. What other ones are available? Is there a list of titles you
>> could send?
>>
>>
>> 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<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf> (Best
>> ref.)
>>
>>
>> Quoting "Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya" <sribasb at gmail.com>:
>>
>> I am attaching the package mentioned.
>>>
>>> Best regards.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Paul S. Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Professor B.,
>>>>
>>>> Your reply is informative and is the start of some futher actions, I
>>>> hope.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, please send to me by attachment the mentioned info about
>>>> briquetting.
>>>> Please send it also to Tom Miles <tmiles at trmiles.com> who will
>>>> determine if it can be places on one of the bioenergylists.org
>>>> websites. And I will see about having it placed elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>> We should consider doing similar dissemination of the other
>>>> documentation.
>>>>
>>>> I think that one key to the success of this dissemination will be to have
>>>> you and others in Asia supplying that documentation (of past, present and
>>>> future) to some of us who will undertake to increase access.
>>>>
>>>> Providing access to worthy but lesser-known documentation (mainly on
>>>> gasification issues) has been an activity of the Biomass Energy
>>>> Foundation
>>>> (BEF) for over 25 years, by Tom Reed and now headed by Kathy Nafie.
>>>> Perhaps this might be another outlet for the Asian information.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/**giz2011-en-micro-gasification.**pdf>
>>>> <http://www.gtz.de/de/**dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-**gasification.pdf<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf>>
>>>> (Best ref.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting "Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya" <sribasb at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Dr. Anderson,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The briquetting and gasifier stove work I mentioned was carried out
>>>>> under
>>>>> a
>>>>> Sida-sponsored project at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The
>>>>> project involved researchers from 12 national research institutes of six
>>>>> Asian countries, e.g., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Philippines
>>>>> and
>>>>> Vietnam. The findings of the project were disseminated through national
>>>>> dissemination seminars in these countries; published "Technology
>>>>> packages"
>>>>> were distributed widely in the region and are still available for
>>>>> downloading from the project website. We organized technology transfer
>>>>> workshops, in which a number of NGOs form the region were invited, on
>>>>> most
>>>>> of the technologies developed.
>>>>>
>>>>> (There is no restriction on distribution of the technology packages.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, the link of the project is not working due to heavy flood
>>>>> in
>>>>> Thailand; AIT appears to be still under 2 m of water. Anyway, I can send
>>>>> you
>>>>> the package on briquetting and stoves as an email attachment (1.33 MB)
>>>>> if
>>>>> you want; please let me know.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree with your opinion regarding lack of information flow, but do not
>>>>> have any clear idea on how to overcome the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards.
>>>>>
>>>>> S.C. Bhattacharya
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Paul S. Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu
>>>>> >wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Professor Bhattacharya,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for your message and you offer of the publications. You and
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> associates have done great work, and having that information more
>>>>>> widely
>>>>>> distributed (or brought to the attention of more of us) would be highly
>>>>>> beneficial.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right now for Uganda, we have great interest in the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "... information package (including construction details) on biomass
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> briquetting machines developed in a number of Asian countries..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How could we best access that information? Has it ever been copied
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> digial format that could be distributed? Are there any distribution
>>>>>> restrictions on any of the materials that you mentioned?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Personal opinion: There is little and insufficient flow of information
>>>>>> between the Asian activities and accomplishments and the rest of the
>>>>>> world
>>>>>> concerning all topics of biomass fuels and stoves and other
>>>>>> applications.
>>>>>> How can we correct that situation?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/****giz2011-en-micro-gasification.****pdf>
>>>>>> <http://www.gtz.de/de/**dokumente/**giz2011-en-micro-**
>>>>>> gasification.**pdf<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/**giz2011-en-micro-gasification.**pdf>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> <http://www.gtz.de/de/****dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-****
>>>>>> gasification.pdf<http://www.gtz.de/de/**dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-**gasification.pdf>
>>>>>> <http://www.**gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-**en-micro-gasification.pdf<http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Best ref.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quoting "Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya" <sribasb at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would be happy to share some publications arising from the following
>>>>>>> activities at the Asian Institute of Technology:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Sida funded Regional project: An information package (including
>>>>>>> construction details) on biomass briquetting machines developed in a
>>>>>>> number
>>>>>>> of Asian countries and design of natural- cross-draft gasifier stoves
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> can operate continuously is available. The briquetting machines
>>>>>>> developed
>>>>>>> were improvements on standard screw-press heated die design.
>>>>>>> Cross-flow
>>>>>>> gasifier stoves were designed for different sizes; these do not need
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>> blower and can operate continuously without any smoke.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. GTZ funded project on Biocoal: We used the term "Biocoal" (rather
>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>> "Biochar") for charcoal produced from solid organic residues such as
>>>>>>> agricultural residues and waste wood. The findings of the project were
>>>>>>> reported in a book titled "Biocoal Technology and Economics" by
>>>>>>> "Regional
>>>>>>> Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC)" (email:enreric at ait.ac.th
>>>>>>> ).
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> chapters of the 495-page book were: 1. State of the art of biocoal
>>>>>>> technology, 2. Biocoal technology: A comparison of options and
>>>>>>> recommendations, 3. Carbonisation of sawdust briquettes, 4.
>>>>>>> Laboratory-scale
>>>>>>> batch carbonisation selected residues, 5. Cost and availability of
>>>>>>> selected
>>>>>>> residues in Thailand, 6. Characterisation of selected residues, 7.
>>>>>>> Biocoal:
>>>>>>> Market requirements and Opportunities in Thailand, and 8. Economics of
>>>>>>> biocoal production in Thailand.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A few copies of the book are still available with RERIC. A number of
>>>>>>> chapters of the book were summarised as journal articles; I will be
>>>>>>> happy
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> share some of these with interested persons for their personal use and
>>>>>>> research purpose.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> S.C. Bhattacharya
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (Cambridge, UK)
>>>>>>> President, International Energy Initiative
>>>>>>> Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and
>>>>>>> Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata, India.
>>>>>>> Associate Editor, Solar Energy
>>>>>>> Former Professor & Coordinator, Energy Program,
>>>>>>> Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
>>>>>>> T2/17A, Diamond City South, 58 M.G. Road, Tollygunge
>>>>>>> Kolkata 700041
>>>>>>> Mobile: +91-9831476944
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (Cambridge, UK)
>>>>> President, International Energy Initiative
>>>>> Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and
>>>>> Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata, India.
>>>>> Associate Editor, Solar Energy
>>>>> Former Professor & Coordinator, Energy Program,
>>>>> Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
>>>>> T2/17A, Diamond City South, 58 M.G. Road, Tollygunge
>>>>> Kolkata 700041
>>>>> Mobile: +91-9831476944
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>> --
>>> Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (Cambridge, UK)
>>> President, International Energy Initiative
>>> Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and
>>> Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata, India.
>>> Associate Editor, Solar Energy
>>> Former Professor & Coordinator, Energy Program,
>>> Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
>>> T2/17A, Diamond City South, 58 M.G. Road, Tollygunge
>>> Kolkata 700041
>>> Mobile: +91-9831476944
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (Cambridge, UK)
> President, International Energy Initiative
> Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and
> Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata, India.
> Associate Editor, Solar Energy
> Former Professor & Coordinator, Energy Program,
> Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
> T2/17A, Diamond City South, 58 M.G. Road, Tollygunge
> Kolkata 700041
> Mobile: +91-9831476944
>
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