[Stoves] Ulaanbaatar Air Quality

[mnurhuda at ub.ac.id]

Crispin and all,

The stove burns coal briquettes, not the biomass briquettes. I never use
charcoal, since charcoal is very expensive but I suppose it works with
charcoal as well.

Regards
M. Nurhuda



On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:41:17 -0500, crispinpigott at gmail.com wrote:
> That looks really good!
> Nice short flame.�
> Does it burn coal and charcoal?
> ThanksCrispin� 
> 
> 		  FROM: mnurhuda at ub.ac.idSENT: Saturday, November 9, 2013 10:30TO:
> Discussion of biomass cooking stovesREPLY TO: Discussion of biomass
cooking
> stovesSUBJECT: Re: [Stoves] Ulaanbaatar Air Quality
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> We have developed coal briquette stove that can provide flame duration
up
> to 14 hours, depending on the heating content of coals. The stove is
TLUD.
> 
> Please check the picture attached.
> 
> Regards
> M. Nurhuda
> 
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 16:37:16 -0500, "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott"
>  wrote:
>> Dear Teddy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Generally speaking the locally made ones are poorly designed, leaky and
>> have
>> a power spectrum and controllability that meets the local demand. 
> People
>> also know how to use them.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> In Ulaanbaatar the artisanal stoves last from 5 to 10 years but highly
>> variable. They are quite good wood stoves, for which the brick lining
is
>> removed.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If we could reliably get harder, smaller coal (size sorted) some could
>> operate for 12 hours without attention.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> All the new (subsidized) ones are well made. They have to fix them free
> for
>> the first two years under warranty and so on. Several run way too hot
so
>> they won't last 5 years. People generally want huge cooking and heating
>> power.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Crispin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Interesting discussion, sorry if this is a bit off the point but has
> anyone
>> done or heard of any new life cycle analysis research on the
> manufacturing
>> and distribution aspects of new stoves vis-a-vis the ones made in brand
> new
>> in factories as opposed to the ones made by hand at a village level
with
>> recycled materials? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What impacts of localized pollution does this have do you think? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Teddy