[Stoves] Correcting a misconception that approaches myth status

[Paul Anderson]

Dean and all,

Maybe a "meta-study" might be worth doing.   But I believe that, with 
some exceptions, the development of TLUDs and micro-gasification has 
progressed thus far based on rapidly shared information without the 
delays of waiting for peer reviewed articles that could be behind 
pay-walls for access.   TLUD progress is a tribute to how the Internet 
and email have made these advances possible.   BTW, it also helps that 
the TLUD devices tend to be small, inexpensive to make with common 
materials, and users of fuels as simple as wood pieces, chips, corn 
cobs, and (for quality processed fuel) wood pellets by the sacks in so 
many stores.

This might seem to be a strange opinion, coming from a retired 
university professor.  Peer review is generally useful, but TLUD 
technology became (has been) more of a grassroots effort with so many 
people doing different things, building upon each others' work, sharing 
openly at stove camps and meetings, and mainly without expectations of 
financial return.

Generally speaking, the tiny amounts of sharing about micro-gasification 
from the multi-millions of dollars spent by a few large corporations 
(and by some large government grants and some university work) have been 
completely overwhelhmed by the efforts of the volunteers and 
enthusiasts.   As documentation of that, the archives of the Stoves 
Listserv and the memories by the old timers are more valuable than a few 
peer-reviewed papers.   A meta-study reviewing the processes and 
developments would be an appropriate recognition.

Besides, we have Christa Roth's Micro-gasification manual via GIZ as a 
great resource!!!

Paul

Doc  /  Dr TLUD  /  Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu
Skype: paultlud      Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website:  www.drtlud.com

On 12/16/2014 3:00 PM, Dean Still wrote:
> Dear Paul and Crispin,
>
> My hope is that someone will do the experiments to detail how the work 
> with TLUDs, etc has resulted in progress and publish the results in a 
> peer reviewed journal. It might take a while but it's a job worth 
> doing. Maybe find an interested student or professor to instruct?
>
> Best,
>
> Dean
>