<html><head><base href="x-msg://317/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Rajan, <div>That was a brilliant elucidation of the progression of the combustion process. Thanks much.</div><div><br></div><div>When we oven dry the water-saturated briquette as it comes out of the mold, versus drying it in ambient well but naturally ventillated conditions (3 to 5 days generally) the sun dried bq preforms better every time. Had never really considered why until you elaborated the sequence of combustion and products there to. </div><div><br></div><div>For us, natural drying– with maximum surface area exposure–is also important, because uneven drying generates uneven shrinkage which in turn tends to shear the randomly arranged fibers which hold the bq together. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards Richard Stanley</div><div><a href="http://www.legacyfound.org">www.legacyfound.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><div>On Feb 24, 2012, at 6:14 PM, <a href="mailto:rajan_jiby@dataone.in">rajan_jiby@dataone.in</a> wrote:<div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear All,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have a feeling that oven-dried biomass if used in a TLUD stove can lead to higher "particulate matter" emissions from the stove - which can be a health hazard.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">So, probably a moisture content of around 10 to 15 % ( not more ) in the fuel has a positive role to play.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">The best sun-drying may be giving us this moisture content.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Regards,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Rajan</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/">http://www.bioenergylists.org/</a><br><br></div></span></div><br></div></div></body></html>