[Stoves] Swan-stove, HoleyRoket stove, JED Guinto

[Richard Stanley]

Clever stuff Crispin . I'm thinking of attaching it to my loudmouth neighbor ...
Richard

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On Sep 1, 2013, at 12:18, "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Jed
> 
> This is a really inspiring collection of stoves, several with strong local
> and specialised functions. 
> 
> http://holeyroket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-stoves-prototype-developme
> nt-project-pdf-version.pdf
> 
> Given the range of items you are working on I really suggest you get a
> combustion analyser or at least an O2 meter so you can work out what your
> excess air level is. It is clear you would be able to incorporate the
> knowledge into the design process with all those groups.
> 
> A combustion analyser is unfortunately an expensive thing to maintain even
> if someone gives you one so you have to be practical. If you can get or make
> an O2 meter using car parts and a digital display it will not wear out.
> There is an O2 detector in every exhaust manifold. There are ways to hook
> them to a display (like a microvolt meter) that you can convert to an O2
> level.
> 
> You stick it in the gap where the fire exhausts past the pot and it will
> tell you the EA. If you only have access to one measurement, that is what to
> go for.
> 
> Regards
> Crispin
> 
> 
> 
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