[Stoves] [biochar] TEG-TLUD Re: Biochar and Uganda and Char-Making stoves
Paul Anderson
psanders at ilstu.edu
Sat May 21 09:56:48 CDT 2016
Dear Hussein,
We are now on the road to collaborative efforts.!!!! I look forward to
working further with you and others.
There are MANY designs of TLUD stoves, and some are certainly "upscale
versions", depending on what features are desired. Size is a big
factory. What TLUD stoves do you know of or have worked with? Have
you seen the Troika TLUD by Awamu, made only 100 meters from the west
gate of Makerere University, in Kikoni, Kampala? (Full disclosure: I am
one of the founders of that company in 2012, and have given my 50% to my
Juntos Energy Solution NFP (an Illinois non-profit that I direct).
There are also numerous configurations of TEG units appropriate for
cookstove-size operations. Most are experimental. Some are moving
well toward commercial implementation. Those units are mainly designed
in the developed countries, and therefore the makers can greatly benefit
from collaborative efforts in the societies (such as Uganda) that could
best utilize these advances.
To all readers: Assume for a moment that
1. one or more reasonable TLUD designs WITH some production
capabilities exist in your locale of operations WITHIN A DEVELOPING
SOCIETY where the people could realistically benefit for production of a
few watts of electrical power, and
2. that one or more TEG configurations could be compatible with that
TLUD stove, (assume that this is totally viable).
Then:
3. What could be your (to everyone, not just to Hussein) DIRECT
INVOLVEMENT to make things come together for evaluation, pilot, and
implementation efforts? Direct involvement could include money, time,
management, "connections" with villages, etc.
GOAL: I would like to identify 3 to 5 HIGHLY VIABLE PLACES and
participants to make the TEG-TLUD efforts take place. Eventually
everywhere should enjoy the benefits. But right now (2016) we need to
have a few key sites. Nominations of sites need to be accompanied with
information about commitments and resources, etc.
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 5/21/2016 8:25 AM, Hussein Nsamba wrote:
>
> Dear Prof Paul,
>
> What a great thought for collaborative efforts? Its also great to
> observe the keen interest of Erich and Andrew alongside other folks. I
> have no reservations for such a noble cause and open to any thoughts
> of collaborative work and to put this to the next possible level.
>
> On a lighter note, have you yet come out with an upscale version of a
> TLUD ? Under what scale up factor if yes ? If integrated with an
> assisted fan could process a significant yield of biochar and heat
> alongside it's conventional benefits. This would create a new
> prototype beyond conventional cooking. Every household with an
> upscaled TLUD would then be able to process their own biochar and put
> back their soils. The TEG (alongside other functions) would then
> produce electricity to power the fan to expedite the gasification
> reactions (reduce on the gasification time) as the conventional
> natural draft would take longer hours to process. This would produce
> different brands of TLUDs in the market, from conventional cooking,
> power and char to midscale char and power. It would indeed be great to
> equally think about the possibility to recycle the heat lost inform of
> vapors either as a form of drying the moist biomass or another form of
> value addition.
>
> I'm sure this is something we can achieve and I'm looking forward to a
> day where these ideas can be showcased beyond the anticipated challenges.
>
> Over to you folks?
>
> Hussein
>
> On 21 May 2016 1:33 p.m., "Paul Anderson psanders at ilstu.edu [biochar]"
> <biochar at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Hussein,
>
> Thanks for your thoughtful reply. As you can see from the
> separate replies by Andrew Heggie of the UK and Erich Knight in
> the USA, this topic is of interest to many of us.
>
> I and Nolbert of Awamu in Kampala are interested in your
> development of a workshop for stove production.
>
> The use of some of the generated power to operate a small fan on a
> TLUD-FA stove is of interest, but (as you surely know) natural
> draft units are also able to give the needed heat. BOTH avenues
> are of interest.
>
> How open are you to collaborative efforts about linking the TEG in
> TLUD stoves? The "TEG-TLUD" efforts could become collaborative or
> competitive, depending on the desires of those involved. I favor
> collaboration.
>
> Paul
>
> Doc / Dr TLUD / Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
> Email:psanders at ilstu.edu <mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu>
> Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
> Website:www.drtlud.com <http://www.drtlud.com>
>
> On 5/20/2016 6:45 PM, Nsamba Hussein Kisiki wrote:
>
> Dear Prof Paul,
>
> Many thanks for your email. I am indeed passionate about
> retrofitting TEGs to already existing improved cooking stoves
> to increase their functions especially for the end user to be
> able to watch a television, able to treat water (UV
> treatment), able to listen to radios, provide LED lighting as
> well as charge mobile phones alongside biochar production.
>
> I assume this will make great contributions to the developing
> world, considering the fact that about 1.4 billion people have
> no access to power and since 2.8billion people are expected to
> be relying on traditional biomass for cooking by 2030.
>
> I assume the above could be achieved if upto 5Wh of power can
> be achieved from a conventional cooking stove retrofitted with
> TEG.
>
> I am proposed to integrating the technology with the fan which
> could use could use less than a watt to supply more air to the
> stove and improve on the stove combustion efficiency, to
> further reduce on the dangers arising from indoor pollution.
>
>
> I would preferably be keen to succeed with the above initially
> with individual households, where of course custom designs
> can later be scaled up based on need and demand. From a
> research perceptive, It would be great to compare the
> performance of TEG retrofitted stoves with and without fans
> especially in terms of fuel consumption rate, duration of
> operation, emission levels, difference in costs, etc.
>
> All said, I believe this is something we can achieve as a team.
>
> PS: I have built up a centre in Uganda, with fabrication and
> welding facility, having capacity to fabricate the preferred
> stove designs, upto any required volume.
>
> My contributions towards this have so far been on personal
> levels,financed from personal savings and with no external
> funding but I am sure this is something that can be supported,
> considering the contributions it offers, to the World.
>
> Hussein
>
>
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