[Stoves] The TLC burner is new and improved technology inbiomass burner design.

[Lanny Henson]

Crispin,
If the wood is high quality like well seasoned oak the water I am boiling does not take on a nasty flavor. But of course high quality wood will be rare so a lid may be necessary.
I have worked with hopper fed designs mostly charcoal cookers. I have one that will hold steady temps for 48 hours without refueling. You do have to pull the ashes every 12 hours though using briquettes. 
Me and my senior cooking partner cooked 2000 LB of pork for Habitat for Humanity an org that builds houses for the poor* with 4 cookers that I designed in two cooking sessions. We have another cook for the Knights of Columbus a Catholic org, this Labor day. I do two charity events a year.
*The poor in the USA should be called the "Impovrich". Hopefully soon I will be able to help the "real poor" to which I have more sympathy.
Lanny

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Crispin Pemberton-Pigott 
  To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves' 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [Stoves] The TLC burner is new and improved technology inbiomass burner design.


  Dear Lanny

   

  Thanks for the interesting review. I think it will be of interest to the viewers to know that a pot heated all around will probably have to have a lid on it to prevent the food absorbing smells from the combustion. This is so important in certain regions that users can be observed waiting until 'a certain point' during the ignition of a stove before putting on the pot to avoid any contamination.

   

  There are cases where the smoke is desirable but that is more unusual. 

   

  So there is no big issue for the cooker, it is just that the lid will probably have to be on when cooking and the flat lid-thing will have to clear the handle.

   

  I like the side loading. It is one approach to refuelling TLUDS's (top-lit updraft-started stoves). There is a variation on the theme in Mongolia which is a TLUD with hopper fed continuation, and it generates >50 Watts of electricity too.

   

  Regards

  Crispin

   

   

  The TLC burner ("Top Lit Combustor") is new technology.  I believe it is step forward toward improved biomass cooking stove design.

  The TLC is a batch-fueled burner to which you can add fuel without creating smoke to boost the heat and extend the cooking time.

  This video demonstrates the "Top Lit Combustor" and the 'School Lunch Cooker's" amazing capability to burn damp and wet wood outdoor in the rain. Even adding a chunk wet concrete block does not stop this burner.

  The "School Lunch Cooker" uses the "TLC burner",  and my  "Exhausted Pot Shell"  to cook outdoor in all weather. 

  This stove just wants to cook!

   

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP2FVCeR8QQ

  Lanny Henson



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