[Stoves] sawdust stove

[K McLean]

Tony,

Were any documents or diagrams generated from this project?

Once the fire started, was any additional source of fuel/fire needed, other
than the sawdust, to keep the flame going for three hours?  Did they use
fuels other than sawdust?

The stoves in the photos look durable.  What was the "heavy maintenance"
that was needed?

Kevin

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 2:11 PM <ajheggie at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Here is a post from Tony Vovers which was too big with the pictures
> so I have resized them and renamed them to reflect how they were
> originally embedded.
> Andrew
>
> >> Just FYI these photo of sawdust rocket stove in action at a school in
> Indonesia.
> >> These stoves were used for 5-6 years daily use.
> >> Typically 4 used in a row for large meal prep.
> >>
> >> Despite reasonably clean burn low/no visible smoke the exposure of the
> staff, the heavy maintenance and the condition of the stoves led to
> decision to remove from service in favor of LPG about 1.5 years ago.
> >> In a well ventilated area with enough space around it a stove like this
> can work well and reliably even with less than perfect fuel with very low
> visible smoke.
> >>
> >> Simple rocket shape formed with removable pipes then the fire created
> at the root or corner of the "L"
> >> It burns about 3 hours.
> >> A top cover to limit sparks and rest the pots.
> >> The sawdust used was residue from a bamboo factory so essentially free,
> the borax treated material was still a small problem for ash disposal due
> to the salt content.
> >> The moisture content I am guessing to be quite high.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tony Vovers
> >> +62 (813) 3888 9062 (HP)
> >>
> >>
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