[Stoves] The goals of my TLUD work

[Jock Gill]

Crispin,

I take your point re-cooking.  A great goal, but I am more focused on getting these ideas into first world public schools.  These are ideas that need to be mainstream in the developed or first world or what ever we call the richer nations these days.  Today there resounding ignorance in US the education system when it comes to pyrolysis and Biochar.  I once spoke with a young MIT grad with a masters from MIT in Environmental Science.  She had never heard of pyrolysis, much less Biochar.

I like your ignition idea.  I could model it after a wood stove draft controller.  I have been thinking about this already, but you have spurred me on.

Thanks,

Jock

Jock Gill
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> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Jock
> 
> There are two user-centric goals you could add:
> 
> That it cooks well, and long enough to be an acceptable alternative to other cooking solutions.
> That it is safe and convenient to use.
> 
> I have a design suggestion to help with the ignition:
> 
> Suppose the central disk could be rotated 90 degrees? It could be made vertical until the gas can support a flame. Then turn it horizontal so there is no need to separately ignite the gas. You do have a flame already, you just need to get it above the disk.
> 
> Regards
> Crispin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Jock Gill
> Sent: 28-Sep-17 11:31
> To: stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Subject: [Stoves] The goals of my TLUD work
> 
> Here are the basic goals I have for my TLUD development work:
> 
> 1. Achieve as long a period of blue flames as possible;
> 
> 2. Look like a gas stove burner - aspirational;
> 
> 3. Be very low cost so teachers can afford to make it;
> 
> 4. Get pyrolysis and Biochar into schools;
> 
> 5.  Use the heat from the burning gases as completely as possible;
> 
> 6. As few and as simple parts as possible;
> 
> 7. Easy and safe construction with simple tools;
> 
> 8. No metal cutting or sharp edges;
> 
> 9. Best run time with the maximum yield of high quality charcoal;
>