[Stoves] China and cookstoves [Was Re: A user-centered, iterative engineering approach for advanced biomass cookstove design and development]

Sun Dec 3 09:41:25 CST 2017

Crispin,

Good point.

I wonder how ofter "pride of ownership" is included in the evaluations.

I hope that such a quesiton can be asked to the 40,000 (or a sample) 
users of the Champion TLUD stove in West Bengal.

About surveys and questionnaires and interviews, (whether for stoves or 
other topics), questions keep being changed, so comparison between 
results are often difficult or meaningless because of wording.   Are 
there some common (shared) questions that tend to be used in stove surveys?

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 12/3/2017 5:35 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
> In the survey of potential stove users conducted in Gauteng 2004, 
> "Pride of ownership" scored above price and fuel consumption in a 
> ranking of features.
>
> Philip confirms this aspect of reality in the South African market.
>
> Regards
> Crispin
>
>
> “Capital cost of the stove is a minor issue; the question is whether 
> the users like and use the stove.” A community I studied carefully had 
> a monthly household income of <$100 yet strove to buy a smokey cast 
> iron coal-fired stove costing ~$400.  It met all their needs – 
> including a higher social status merely because they possessed such a 
> stove.
>
> Prof Philip Lloyd
>
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> *From:*Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *Nikhil Desai
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 2, 2017 1:50 AM
> *To:* Paul Anderson
> *Cc:* Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> *Subject:* Re: [Stoves] China and cookstoves [Was Re: A user-centered, 
> iterative engineering approach for advanced biomass cookstove design 
> and development]
>
> Paul:
>
> Capital cost of the stove is a minor issue; the question is whether 
> the users like and use the stove. This is why contextual definitions 
> matter, because pellet production costs can vary greatly depending on 
> the feedstock.
>
> A high capital cost stove can be given one-time subsidy - should be 
> given to the distributor if one exists; could be given to a bulk 
> producer - on the condition that the stoves are found useful and used. 
> Metrics of efficiency and hourly emission rates are just smoke.
>
> I am glad to read "it is something about family, a cultural thing, 
> especially in country side." Gives the lie to physics-only theories of 
> supposed "stove science".
>
> Nikhil
>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu 
> <mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu>> wrote:
>
> Cheng and all,   (and a mention of Todd Albi).     see below.
>
> 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 <tel:%28309%29%20452-7072>
> Website:www.drtlud.com 
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> On 11/29/2017 10:15 PM, lh cheng wrote:
>
>     Another Chinese little project. Surely, it is cookstove, not
>     heater. Too expensive, 1500RMB (230 USD), in rural area, a big
>     number, very big, no one buy, not even one, in rural area. For
>     user, many uncertainties to use new type of stove. if free of
>     charge, a trustworthy friend who is an expert about this stove,
>     that might be fine.
>
> I was wondering about the price of that pellet burner stove.  Yes, it 
> is expensive, but expensive is a relative term.   It could be imported 
> into America where $230 is inexpensive, but the price here would be so 
> much higher and it would then be expensive here.
>
> stove thing should be open-source ( just like Dr Anderson's Champion 
> Stove ), DIY, or made by acquaintance, it is something about family, a 
> cultural thing, especially in country side. In city, electricity or 
> LPG is enough.
>
> Is there any prospect in China for DIY.   And what would be the 
> acceptance of a stove made with thin metal?   Generalizing, it seems 
> that heavy construction of stoves is the standard in China.   Todd 
> Albi might be able to shed some light on this.
>
> a good approach for stove design maybe is that, basic knowledge of 
> stove design spread among people, and people help each other.
>
> What do you have in mind?    in the context of China?   I have 
> difficulty imagining stove design work in China outside of the factory 
> context.
>
> concerning "stove intervention", during 1959-1961 in China, more than 
> 30 millions of people died because a stove intervention movement. and 
> people have memories.
>
> Please provide more information about this statement about 30 million 
> deaths.
>
> Welcome to the world of the Stoves Listserv.   We appreciate your 
> insights.
>
> Paul
>
> best regards
>
>
>
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