[Stoves] GLASS for stoves .

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

IH (I don't know your name)

Shoes in North America and Europe often have a large glass front window because fires are social. 'firelight' and all that.

In Africa people are nervous and uncomfortable if they have a stove without a visible fire. In Namibia we had to ensure the cooking stove had a visible fire or the San people wouldn't use it.

The cost of the glass is in the preparation and production. The materials are nearly free so I think the cost will remain high. Unless there is a miracle formulation.

Happy end ofyear
Crispin just arriving from Beijing

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From: lh cheng
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2017 20:47
To: Frans Peeters
Cc: aj.heggie at gmail.com; Crispinpigott at outlook.com; Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
Subject: Re: GLASS for stoves .


thank you Frans, I knew there must be some product there, already or soon. a little bit too expensive. but if widely used, the cost will go down, so will the price.
in my point of view, every stove should have glass. that is a huge market.

2017-12-24 9:26 GMT+08:00 Frans Peeters <peetersfrans at telenet.be<mailto:peetersfrans at telenet.be>>:
Mr CHENG and  Mr Andrew

       For stoves ,cassettes open fires with window doors  CERAMIC GLASS is used. Produced in France and JAPAN .
Best put between 2 joints of soft silicates –foams.
      If we go to an  open-fire builder seller an doorwindow glass cost 200 € in KASTERLEE but only 100€  in a glass workshop at HERENTALS /BELGIUM  20 Km further,for  a  40x70 cm peace .
The frame must be made from L 40X40X3 mm steel as 20x20X2 stainless deforms by heat !!
     I use a TLUD inside a cassette stove with a window ;not for cooking , All self made ,welded .
an El.steamcooker 900 W is easyer . 30 minutes for 2 meals =0,5 KWh power used . Cooker cost 50-100 €
TLUD from expansion vessel made weight 9Kg use 5Kg twigs/pine-appels/ hour
Chimney 8 m high .

   So LOOK OUT were to buy glass !



Regards
Frans


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