[Stoves] Ontario Stove Testing Camp 1, 9-10 July 2015

Fri May 22 21:47:25 CDT 2015

Thanks, Crispin!

Regards,

   Lloyd Helferty, Engineering Technologist
   Principal, Biochar Consulting (Canada)
   www.biochar-consulting.ca
   Earth Stewardship consultant, Passive Remediation Systems Ltd. (PRSI)
   http://www.prsi.ca/
   Promotions Manager, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)
   http://csayouthnetwork.wordpress.com/
   http://www.fao.org/climate-smart-agriculture/
   48 Suncrest Blvd, Thornhill, ON, Canada
   905-707-8754
   CELL: 647-886-8754
      Skype: lloyd.helferty
   Co-manager, Sustainable Agriculture Group
   http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Sustainable-Agriculture-3866458
   Steering Committee coordinator
   Canadian Biochar Initiative (CBI)
   CURRENTS, A working group of Science for Peace
   http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/currents/
   President, Co-founder & CBI Liaison, Biochar-Ontario
   National Office, Canadian Carbon Farming Initiative (CCFI)
   Organizing team member, 2013 N/A Biochar Symposium:
     www.carbon-negative.us/symposium
   Member of the Don Watershed Regeneration Council (DWRC)
   Manager, Biochar Offsets Group:
            http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2446475
    Advisory Committee Member, IBI
   http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1404717
   http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42237506675
   http://groups.google.com/group/biochar-ontario
   http://www.meetup.com/biocharontario/
   http://www.biocharontario.ca
    www.biochar.ca

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
  - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian (1906-1945)

On 2015-05-21 4:07 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
>
> Attention All Stove Testers!
>
> The Ontario Stove Testing Camp organising committee announces the 
> first ever
>
> Ontario Stove Testing Camp (what else) to be held in 9-10^th July 2015.
>
> Come one, come all, and bring your stoves, a sharp pencil and a good 
> sense of humour to:
>
> Burt’s Greenhouses
>
> 539 Maple Road,
>
> It is just north of Odessa, Ontario,
>
> Canada Postal Code K0H 2H0.
>
> If you are flying in, it looks like this 
> <http://www.bing.com/local?lid=YN1226x778245058&id=YN1226x778245058&q=Burt%27s+Greenhouses+Odessa+ON&cp=44.30715%7E-76.73248>. 
> If you are driving, look for this 
> <https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.307214,-76.732077,3a,90y,204.94h,89.47t/data=%213m4%211e1%213m2%211sjIH2IrlPex6JZzckDHqYzg%212e0%216m1%211e1?hl=en>.
>
> Please see the attached announcement which has as many details as we 
> were able to assemble onto two pages without hiring someone clever.
>
> The announcement is inserted below, which you can forward or share the 
> .pdf. Please post far and wide. We know the most available will be in 
> Eastern Canada and NE USA.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you…
>
> Crispin
>
> PS Don’t take any wooden 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=canadian+wooden+nickels&view=detailv2&&&id=F318E446C0EE3D190FE97BDFF2FD3A0825554676&selectedIndex=19&ccid=GSMnFOTi&simid=608017934887225475&thid=JN.fdE9ePF7PVaDpChkMWNalQ&ajaxhist=0> 
> nickels 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=canadian+wooden+nickels&view=detailv2&&&id=3713A5AEEAFC5C63591F0937EF3907299113B833&selectedIndex=0&ccid=%2fZpLNv2a&simid=608003538163140682&thid=JN.%2ff%2b0tTgz6ZW8DVlODABQSw&ajaxhist=0>.
>
> +++++++++++
>
> *Ontario Stove Testing Camp 1* **
>
> – Measurements and Metrics for Product Development
>
> Are you developing a *solid or liquid fuel stove*?
>
> Are you looking for detailed information on *what to measure* to know 
> if your stove is *better* or *worse*?
>
> Are you looking for information on *how to turn your measurements* 
> into valuable *metrics*?
>
> If your answers are “*Yes, yes, yes*!” then join us for two days of 
> *testing, trials and tech talk* at the first ever Ontario Stove 
> testing Camp.
>
> *Date*: 9 and 10 July 2015
>
> *Time*: As soon as you can get there, but try for 9AM on the 9^th of July.
>
> *Contact*: Information on accommodation and reservations: 
> stove.camp.ontario at gmail.com <mailto:stove.camp.ontario at gmail.com>
>
>                 Julien’s Cell Phone for July 4-10: 905-396-0549 
> <tel:905-396-0549>
>
> *Cost*: $125 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/125Bucks.GIF> 
> Canadian Bucks (US $100 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/100Bucks.GIF>) 
> which covers all presentations, 2 lunches 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gophers&view=detailv2&id=21A8EE0E5A29AEAC9402F4ED57DAD961DD7576F6&selectedindex=84&ccid=W1sL7aPA&simid=608039173503844930&thid=JN.iQYfJiMujyHgOPBzazHsSA&mode=overlay&first=1>, 
> 1 supper 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Supper.GIF>, 
> AV equipment 
> <http://vitruvio.imss.fi.it/foto/isd/cens/censsm_23_300.jpg> and your 
> chair 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=muskoka+chair&view=detailv2&&&id=CE2BC3B4A390E7ED39FEF16F7DB8F49D66CCF8B1&selectedIndex=13&ccid=MYtq4N%2fG&simid=607989824330402015&thid=JN.Yjhg8LSVGkNXlk05tL%2f2AA&ajaxhist=0>, 
> stove 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Wood+Stove+Doors&FORM=IDINIP&=0> 
> fuel 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Wood+Chip+Pile&view=detailv2&&&id=7AE1D03E5B97EEC2593F75730742AFC93D02A3AD&selectedIndex=0&ccid=wim9rJra&simid=608045628844738705&thid=JN.cWQrwsFoSFxZ5O7TKL8Vng&ajaxhist=0>, 
> facilities 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Facilities1.GIF> 
> and a thank you 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Facilities.GIF> 
> for Burt 
> <http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Burt,_I_think.GIF>.
>
> *Place*: Burt’s Greenhouses 
> <https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.307214,-76.732077,3a,90y,204.94h,89.47t/data=%213m4%211e1%213m2%211sjIH2IrlPex6JZzckDHqYzg%212e0%216m1%211e1?hl=en>, 
> 539 Maple Road, just North of *Odessa, Ontario*, Canada Postal Code 
> K0H 2H0. Exit 599 off the 401, go north. Take the tee junction “Maple 
> Road” left. It is the second road north of Highway 401. There is a 
> sign on that corner saying “Burt’s Greenhouses” (that’s because Burt 
> has more than one).
>
> Burt's Greenhouses is near the city of Kingston which has excellent 
> train connections with Toronto. If you need a lift from Kingston, let 
> us know.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Using simple equipment an enthusiast might own, you will learn what to 
> measure, when, when, what it mean and what to do with the numbers.
>
> Structured into a series of 45 minute sessions you will learn:
>
> Where to take measurements and when, Sources of some common errors, 
> Targets for high performance stoves, Why the customer is more 
> important than the inventor, but not the designer.
>
>
> Learn how to calculate:
>
> Fuel Burn rate, Fire power, Fuel consumption, CO/CO2 ratio, Excess air 
> ratio, Emission factors for CO, NO, CO2 and H2, System efficiency, 
> Heat transfer efficiency, Heat loss rate from a pot, The effect of a 
> lid on test results, And a little basic mechanical engineering on mass 
> transfer.
>
> The equipment used will include a basic combustion analyser, a 
> temperature logger, a computer-logged digital scale and an Infrared 
> Thermometer.
>
> The goal is to know what to look for and to be able to rapidly improve 
> and eventually optimise the functions of your stove.
>
> Some of the time is unstructured so you can bring a project you are 
> working on and we will discuss it together.
>
> Your guides through this event include:
>
> Alex English, who started the original “Stoves” discussion list, a man 
> who has developed small, large and very large and astonishing biomass 
> burning devices (some of which we will see). He has been very active 
> in this sector for ‘a couple of decades’ and lives by what he knows – 
> he has a biomass stove-heated house that employs advanced combustion 
> ideas you have probably not seen before.  The greenhouse boiler can 
> produce biochar at will at the touch of a button. Be amazed.
>
> Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, international technical advisor for several 
> stove projects at the World Bank and GIZ. He is a test methods and 
> stove technology innovator with multiple patents, creator of the SeTAR 
> chemical mass balance test method used in multiple countries, active 
> in creating national stove standards in South Africa and a 
> representative of the South African Bureau of Standards at the ISO 
> creating new standards on TC-285. He is a co-founder of the 
> South-South Sustainable Stoves Group, a collaborative effort among 
> experts from developing countries formed to create scientifically 
> sound and robust test methods for own use in developing countries.
>
> Julien Winter, a soil biologist, biochar technology and stove 
> developer and a serial experimenter presently investigating high 
> performance TLUD stoves of various power levels. He will bring a 
> series of models to be used during demonstrations and will present 
> some work on temperature evolution in TLUD’s which will be combined 
> for the first time with real time mass-balance measurements to provide 
> fresh insights into what is happening inside the stove.
>
> Participants with testing experience will be invited to share their 
> insights to provide as much collaborative advancement as we can cram 
> into two days. Wood chips and stick fuel are available.  Bring your 
> own pellets.
>
> A joint assessment of performance metrics will be a major outcome of 
> the work: Are we measuring and reporting what we need, and what our 
> customers need?  Which metrics are valid and what are their 
> limitations?  How can we use innovating testing approaches to optimise 
> stove performance in less time, at lower cost and reach higher standards?
>
> And the catch-all class: what to do when you only have simple 
> equipment in hand – how much can you accomplish and when do you need 
> to seek help?
>
> Numbers: We feel we can accommodate up to 20 participants and expect 
> less. There are chairs, a projector, water, and if you want, you can 
> sleep in your camper. It will be July! Enjoy the summer!
>
> Nearby places to stay include Odessa, Trenton, Kingston and Napanee 
> (Avril Lavigne 
> <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=avril+lavigne&view=detailv2&&&id=9B7BF77E3A690787A6C7DAEC1FAB256E3129F56A&selectedIndex=1&ccid=k32ZIv2G&simid=608033942237020993&thid=JN.bLr63AZi1lH5IuRmzqqKpg&ajaxhist=0> 
> comes from Napanee, don’t you know? Keep your eyes peeled.)
>
> Please tell us if you are coming. We’ll wait up for you.
>
> A message from /The Committee/, OSTC-1
>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.bioenergylists.org/pipermail/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org/attachments/20150522/d74006af/attachment.html>