[Stoves] Ceramic fiber insulation

[Graham Knight]

Dear Julien,

You raise a valid point but like many such concerns one has to balance 
one danger against another.
A classic case is the removal of asbestos from renovated buildings.
Is it better to leave it untouched or remove it and put cancer threads 
drifting in the air?

However with CF used in the open for wood stove fires in SSA countries I 
doubt if this question will ever arise!
Using such insulation will cut the amount of smoke from such stoves and 
so reduce the lung ailments that plague millions!!

Yours,

Graham

P.S. Do you have any useful contacts in SSA countries?

On 27/04/2022 04:15, Julien Winter wrote:
> Dear Graham;
>
> Using ceramic fiber insulation (CFI) is an interesting idea.  It could 
> be used for building stoves without metal components, and increase 
> their thermal efficiency. Thanks for that.
>
> I looked at a YouTube video where CFI was being used to make a pizza 
> oven.  He raised a couple of safety issues concerning inhaling fine 
> fibers: https://youtu.be/1Fl-Ut4b8K8?t=65
> That suggests that if this material is used for cookstoves, there 
> should be some concern about accidental exposure of stove users to 
> fibers if the stove breaks apart with age.
>
> Do you have any comments on safety issues?
>
> Cheers,
> Julien.
>
> -- 
> Julien Winter
> Cobourg, ON, CANADA
>
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