[Stoves] TLUDs and China Re: Why is it still so difficult to design cookstoves for 3 billion people?

Mangolazi mangolazi at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 23 10:21:33 CDT 2016


Most welcome and glad to be of help. I'm surprised that there isn't a big push for clean biomass stoves in China, given that half the population consists of rural farmers who would benefit most from sustainable and clean energy.

Anyway, when it comes to cooking in the countryside, here's what I've seen in the western provinces: 

Restaurants use LPG tanks if available, otherwise firewood and charcoal are used. Round charcoal briquettes (see pix) are used in small ceramic stoves to keep soups warm. 

Rural households use firewood in simple iron stoves with chimneys and charcoal in ceramic stoves. I didn't see agri waste like dried corn cobs or rice husks being used for cooking. A lot of agri waste is simply burned in the field, heavily polluting the air at the end of each crop season. 

I think hybrid TLUDs like your T-Char design would be perfect for Chinese-style cooking, with an initial high heat frying stage and a subsequent slow simmer on coals. There's also an opportunity for large biochar kilns like the Kontiki to handle farm waste. 

On June 23, 2016 9:00:21 PM GMT+08:00, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>Dear Mangolazi,
>
>THANK YOU for that info.  The language barrier prevents much of this 
>info from being accessed.   I encourage you to use your Chinese
>language 
>abilities and your connections to bring more of this information to the
>
>Stoves readers.   Maybe you could recruit some Chinese students to 
>gather and present information in English about stoves (especially the 
>gasifiers) in China.
>
>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 6/23/2016 2:45 AM, Mangolazi wrote:
>> I did a quick scan for wood stoves on Tmall.com and Taobao.com, 2 of
>the most popular ecommerce sites in China. Most were simple rocket
>types for camping costing <100 yuan. There were a few ND TLUDs for
>camping costing around 100 yuan, all looking like they came from the
>same factory.
>>
>> I found only one manufacturer selling forced draft TLUDs for home
>kitchens. Prices are between 500-1000 yuan. The website is at
>www.wpjn88.com. See attached pix for more info. You can search for more
>stoves on Chinese e-commerce sites by typing in 柴炉 (firewood stove) or
>柴气(wood gas).
>>
>> On my visits to farm houses up in the mountains of western China,
>I've never seen a TLUD type stove. Cheap ~200 yuan cast iron chimney
>stoves are common. Is there a market for biomass stoves in large
>developing countries like India and China were electricity and LPG are
>becoming cooking fuels of choice? I don't know, it would be nice to
>find out from academics and policy makers in those countries.
>>
>> On June 21, 2016 11:28:10 AM GMT+08:00, Paul Anderson
><psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>>> Todd,
>>>
>>> Please use your China connections to get the data collected from
>there.
>>>
>>> I have near-zero China contact.   Nor do the I of IL students and
>most
>>> other places with internship.  If the data does not come from China,
>>> then it will not enter into the recorded history.
>>>
>>> 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 6/20/2016 6:22 PM, Todd Albi wrote:
>>>> Paul:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!  We will add that to our "To Do" list, but recognize as a
>>>> commercial stove & cookware enterprise with numerous types of
>stoves
>>>> (TLUDS, Rocket Stoves, Solar Stoves, Biomass Ovens, and related
>>>> products), our plate is full with ongoing product developments and
>>>> projects that align more with the scope and priority to our
>>> organization.
>>>> The factual History of TLUD's is a suitable project for an
>>> internship,
>>>> perhaps you have a student intern candidate?  As /Dr. TLUD, /the
>>>> importance of a project of this scope is more in your sphere of
>>>> interest.  Possibly you can rally the support of University of
>>>> Illinois or another educational institution to provide funding.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps an actual appropriate GACC spend?   If not, I would think
>>> this
>>>> is a project of great interest for you to champion.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Todd //
>>>> /
>>>>
>>>> ​9 Watt Teg Side Fed TLUD Prototype
>>>> /
>>>>
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