[Stoves] The Art of Using Grass BRIQUETTES in TLUD Stoves

[Paul Anderson]

Stovers,

I am encouraged by the prospect of using the standard "holey briquette" 
plus the use of charcoal as "space filler" that I wrote about just a few 
minutes ago.   With the right size of TLUD fuel chamber (about 1 or 2 
inch diameter larger than the diameter of the fuel briquette inserted 
vertically), with some charcoal as space filler and in the central hole, 
it might be excellent.

Needs to be tried.

Paul

Paul S. Anderson, PhD  aka "Dr TLUD"
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu   Skype: paultlud  Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website:  www.drtlud.com

On 4/28/2013 10:43 AM, ajheggie at gmail.com wrote:
> [Default] On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:08:40 -0400,Julien Winter
> <winter.julien at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Of course, the preferred choice is to use pellets in stoves, but for
>> some people, pellets could be a bit expensive.  Briquettes look like a
>> good compromise between uncompressed crop residues and pellets, if
>> they can be made using low-cost equipment that doesn't require
>> electricity.
>>
>> What is the experience of stove researchers with briquettes?  Do they
>> burn cleanly and efficiency in TLUD stoves?   Are they a bit bulky for
>> cookstoves?  Do they make biochar, or do they turn to ash as they burn
>> in from the outside?
> The briquetting is Richard's bag and I expect he will reply. To say
> that pellets "could be a bit expensive" is an understatement for those
> people that the Legacy Foundation teaches how to utilise crop residues
> as a cooking fuel. Essentially the process is a bit like making
> papiere mache from residues that has started to decompose, the fibres
> separate and then mesh together in a simple wet press. Other wastes
> like sawdust and charcoal fines can be entrained in the mesh of fibres
> to bulk the briquette and often in crease the energy content. They
> then dry in the sun.
>
> Yes they do burn TLUD
>
> http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/node/185
>
> Have a search on Kobus Ventner and Rok Oblak at this site as they have
> a wealth of experience making briquette burning stoves.
>
> AJH
>
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