[Stoves] Green Steam Engine

[Paul Anderson]

Rob,

Very interesting.

Cost for unit and output?

Some technical people who understand stoves should please comment on 
this as functional or not.   Cost is a secondary issue when electrical 
power is small quantities are possible!!!

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 5/14/2013 1:54 PM, Robert Lerner wrote:
> Here is a link to a very cool innovative steam engine design: 
> http://www.greensteamengine.com/. One big advantage of this design is 
> that it scales down very nicely, suitable for small-scale TLUD burners.
>
> I saw it in operation several years ago. At the time he was looking 
> for licensees.
>
> Rob Lerner
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> Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 10:54:57 -0700
> From: "Frank Shields" <frank at compostlab.com <mailto:frank at compostlab.com>>
> To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"
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> Subject: [Stoves] Using all the energy when char making
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> Stovers,
>
> Seems there is often a lot of wasted energy that could be used when making
> char that is just flared off.
>
> I'm thinking the reason is that to convert to electricity one needs 1) a
> very clean syngas 2) an expensive motor and 3) costly up-keep. The 
> generator
> is a onetime purchase with low maintenance.
>
> So why not use a steam engine to convert the flame to electricity? Perhaps
> not as efficient but all you are doing is heating water so the gas 
> need not
> be as clean as when drawn into an internal combustion engine.
>
> Thanks
> Frank Shields
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