[Stoves] Ph.D. Thesis on TLUD Stoves.

Sat Jun 29 20:23:19 CDT 2013

Dear Ron,

You are absolutely correct. Chapter 3 of the thesis deals with stoves in extensive detail. Chapter 4 and 5 are on more general packed bed flame propagation in flaming and char mode.

The document in the following link might be of some help http://www.hedon.info/dl531 with regard to Oorja testing.

Varun
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Paal and list.

     The thesis was inspired by the  Oorja, and helped to improve it, but the thesis itself is much more general.  The word "Oorja" rarely appears.

    Does anyone know if there have been any Oorja test results reported by any of the major stove testing labs (Aprovecho, EPA, etc)?

Ron

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Ron and Paul O
Into the advertising leaflet of the Oorja stove is written “at end of flame very little aches is left” and I have tested the stove and can confirm it is right. I could see sparks up in the air above stove. The grid of cast iron 10 mm thick was white yellow about 900-1000˚C and quite dangerous to handle to take out some few char left.
With regards Paal W

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Subject: Re: [Stoves] Ph.D. Thesis on TLUD Stoves.

Paul etal:

    I should have added there are some good discussions of the same stove/cylinder (glass) with numerous types of fuels.  And he shows they obey the same laws - can predict performance (front velocity, power level (?)  - given the superficial velocty.)

Ron

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Subject: Re: [Stoves] Ph.D. Thesis on TLUD Stoves.

Paul:

     I know very little on the Oorja stove.  But the thesis is mostly (entirely?) on a packed bed, top lit.  It is on the migratory pyrolytic front (MPF) - so should be applicable to all TLUDs.   I would like to hear from any/all on whether I am getting the right reading about NOT consuming the char.

Ron

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Subject: Re: [Stoves] Ph.D. Thesis on TLUD Stoves.

Ron,

I am in Uganda now and have not had a chance to see the thesis.   Thank you for the comments.

About #3, the Oorja stove is rather heavy for turning over, has a smallish fuel chamber meaning not much char and only short TLUD burns, and has a loose cast iron cup in the bottom that would fall out if the unit is tipped over to remove the char.   It is designed to NOT be tipped over for saving char.

It is intentionally designed to have continuous burning with the fire in the bottom consuming char.   And when doing that, the Oorja is NOT operating in the TLUD mode which is specifically characterized by the migratory pyrolytic front (MPF), but the Oorja is not with MPF after the rather small initial load of fuel has been pyrolyzed.

Therefore, the Oorja (and most others with forced air FA) essentially is NOT a TLUD because it is operated without the MPF except for the initial batch of fuel.

I will be addressing this topic more at the Stove Camp at Aprovecho on 22 - 26 July.

Paul

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On 6/27/2013 2:43 PM, rongretlarson at comcast.net<mailto:rongretlarson at comcast.net> wrote:
Julien  and list

1.  Thanks very much for providing this cite.   I have read most and find it to be a well done thesis.   I wish we had more like it.

2.  The concepts of char and TLUDs are in here thoroughly.  But nothing on the idea of a stove designed to make char.  All char is presumed and desired to be consumed.

3.   My conclusion (would like to hear more) is that a good case is made (not intentionally) for NOT consuming the produced char in a TLUD  (this one fan-powered and widely sold in India as the "Oorja"  (started by BP)).  Very little gain in overall efficiency as the char is consumed.

4.  A major advance was his study of the importance of ash in this "char" period as a poor radiator - thereby responsible for (undesired) high char temperatures.

5.   Most everything shown as a function of superficial velocity (Vs) - with 16-17 cm/sec shown as key dividing point in stove behavior..  Above which velocity one swtches from char production to char consumption.   I have not seen this before.

    For his highly automated fan system, measuring Vs was apparently not so difficult.  Anyone able to give a way to get an easy estimate of Vs, when there is only natural draft?

6.  Quite a bit on the importance of low emissions of CO.

7.   Good information on both the experimental and computational side of top-lit (packed bed) stoves.  Not much here for rocket stoves.

Have I got #3 right?

Ron

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