[Stoves] Energy requirement

[Nikhil Desai]

Frans:

Per capita?

Ever measured?

Not a bad number, but I am guessing a distribution with many bumps and fat tails.

Nikhil Desai
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Skype: nikhildesai888

> On Oct 10, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Frans <peetersfrans at telenet.be> wrote:
> 
> 800 watt x 20 -30  minutes in a steam -cooker  is 0,4 KWh for 2 meals
>  
> Joule/sec= watt/sec
> 30 minutes =1800 sec
> 800x1800=1440000 JOULE hard food
> 800x1200=  960000JOULE soft food
>  
> 1Kg wood = 4 KWh
>  
> ANSWER = 1 200 000  j/ meal   of 9 liter space
>  
> Van: Paul Arveson
> Verzonden: donderdag 10 oktober 2019 15:50
> Aan: stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Onderwerp: [Stoves] Energy requirement
>  
> I have a simple question for you:
> How much energy (in Joules) is required to cook an average meal?  Assume some kind of stew in a pot for one adult. 
>  
> Thanks,
> Paul Arveson
> Solar Household Energy, Inc.
>  
> 
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