[Stoves] Advocacy action: ask the GACC to stop promoting, the WBT

[Tom Miles]

Jiddu,

The WBT (boiling and simmering) is not a stand-alone measure of a stove.
Taken together - the WBT, Kitchen Performance Test, and Controlled Cooking
Test -what specifically would you change to simulate stove performance while
cooking?  

Tom

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From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
Jiddu alexander
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [Stoves] Advocacy action: ask the GACC to stop promoting, the
WBT

Dear Nikhil,

Any stove developer is entitled to use whatever performance testing protocol
for their product development. However, the WBT has in my view been the
standard (maybe less so since all the stovelist discussions). 
Most new players joining the field (funders, companies, universities,
etc.) will generally gravitate to using the WBT. This leads automatically to
the fact that many stoves are being developed and optimised using the WBT
protocol.

My opinion is that a stove optimised using the WBT protocol is almost
certainly not optimised for field performance, it has a random influence on
field performance. Not only because of CO, PM or efficiency, also due to
boiling and simmering phases. Further more it contains bad science (of which
simmering is a big part) that confuses scientists who come into the stove
field.

You mentioned:

a) I see no reason to care if WBT is unreliable about efficiency and fuel
savings. Has WBT use harmed anybody? I am still waiting for an answer.

I think the WBT harms stove development in many more ways than we can
imagine, partly as my opinion describes above.

The GACC has a responsibility because so many players (th companies,
funders, etc.) will follow their advice. I don't think a proper shift away
from the WBT can be achieved without an official declaration by GACC.

Best,
Jiddu


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