[Stoves] Challenging fuel

[Richard Stanley]

Marquitusus,

Here is a hand thresher-masher-chopper device we have been developing initially in collusion with a colleague in the US (Ohio) then in Guatemala and now in Nicaragua  with contributions from colleagues in Kenya and the Philippines who are developing their own versions. 

We use it for reducing and scruffing up materials for use in biomass briquette production but by removing the wire brushes you will have a simple thresher-chopper that would  nicely reduce the shells to a desired maximum size. Then, with use of a smaller size hand shaken sieve you can reduce the variation in partical size  to whatever range you desire. 

Here are two short videos showing the elements of the unit, initially  in Los Angeles California/ US, and subsequently of the unit in operation  in Cuneng, Quiche province, northern Guatemala in 2012. Our current prototype  here in Nicaragua, is about 20% cheaper and easier to build and much easier to access for cleanout but we need to really test it out  before we can claim any bragging rights..Siilar designs will also be emerging in the mentioned countries in various forms according to what resources they have available and what market needs they are responding to.  

If you like I can put you on the mailing list for the manuals which is targetted for publoication in June, 2015

kind regards,
 Richard Stanley
www.legacyfound.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJli5GFhxo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1plnOK4u8&feature=youtube_gdata_player=


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On Dec 16, 2014, at 5:21 PM, "Marquitusus " wrote:

 
Dear stovers,

I send you a picture of the fuel I'm trying to deal with.
This is the raw fuel as it is normally sold here. They are almond husks.
As you see, it's sizes varies from 1 to 40mm!

Maybe people can tell me how this can affect the TLUD design

 
 
 
 
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