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    Dear AD,<br>
    <br>
    Thanks for clarifying this issue that I mentioned in a msg to the
    list, evidently whilst you were composing this one. <br>
    <br>
    regards,<br>
    <br>
    Ronald aus der Oktoberfestlaune<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30.09.2012 03:37, Anand Karve wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CACPy7Sf8XB=revaDw7eeuykR=-u3pyvGrL5aFWcGi8FZ1BkTeA@mail.gmail.com"
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      <div>Dear Tom,</div>
      <div>our charring kilns are used primarily for light biomass such
        as dried leaves, paper waste, cardboard, threshing floor debris,
        pine needles, straw, etc. This material is too light to be
        transported to a central charring unit. Therefore the user takes
        the kilns to the place where the biomass is lying. A kiln
        accepts about 6 kg of such waste and takes about 15 minutes to
        char it. Since these are portable units, we dont bother to get
        any useful heat out of them. The material is not packed into the
        barrels, as it would obliterate the air flow. It is placed only
        lightly inside the barrel. If the operator finds that the
        material is obliterating the primary air, we advice him to
        reduce the quantity of material placed in the barrel.</div>
      <div>Yours</div>
      <div>A.D.Karve <br>
        <br>
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      <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 9:16 PM, Tom
        Miles <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com" target="_blank">tmiles@trmiles.com</a>></span>
        wrote:<br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">AD,
                  Paul, Kobus and others. Many thanks for the
                  suggestions. </span></p>
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                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">What
                  is the largest practical size (kg fuel/hr, kW) for a
                  single TLUD with a clean stack for heat recovery?
                  There must be a limit to the air penetration to get a
                  clean gas burn form a natural draft stack or even a
                  fan driven TLUD. </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Tom
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                    style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">From:</span></b><span
style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"> <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org"
                    target="_blank">stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>
                  [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org"
                    target="_blank">stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anand Karve<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 28, 2012 11:22 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Fabricated Burn Barrel
                  TLUDS</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Tom,</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">we regularly supply charring
                      kilns made out of used 55 gallon drums. The kilns
                      are based on the TLUD principle. The cost of a
                      kiln plus an extra barrel for storing the char, is
                      about US$100. We have sold more than 100 such
                      kilns in India and have also trained a number of
                      persons from India and Africa. These kilns are so
                      easy to manufacture, that we ask the trainees to
                      photograph and take measurements of our kiln so
                      that they can copy the design. In many instances,
                      people buy a kiln from us, because they feel that
                      their local fabricator would be better able to
                      copy the design from an actual object than from a
                      blue print or a photograph.</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">The advantage of using 55
                      gallon drums is that used drums are available at a
                      relatively low cost, and the kilns are portable.
                      Instead of transporting the biomass, one
                      transports the kiln to the location where the
                      biomass is available, and brings back only the
                      charred material, which weighs only a third as
                      much as the biomass.  </p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Yours</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt" class="MsoNormal">A.D.Karve</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:42
                      PM, Tom Miles <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com" target="_blank">tmiles@trmiles.com</a>>
                      wrote:</p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">Am often asked if there is
                          a burn barrel sized TLUD that is commercially
                          fabricated. We’ve seen some great DIY with
                          Doug’s Jolly Roger and others. Is anyone
                          fabricating a 55 gal drum sized TLUD that can
                          be used for regular biochar production? If so,
                          what is the cost and availability?</p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks</p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR:#888888"> </span></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR:#888888">Tom
                            Miles  </span></p>
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