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<DIV><FONT size=4>Nate,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I read your full thesis and I thought you did a good job,
and covered about everything for my commercial size biomass cooking stove.
I would like to include your paper with my request for coverage to the
underwriters if that is OK?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Thanks, Lanny</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=nathan.johnson@homerenergy.com
href="mailto:nathan.johnson@homerenergy.com">Nathan Johnson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=clorange@engr.colostate.edu
href="mailto:clorange@engr.colostate.edu">Christian L'Orange</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Stoves] Hazards for
Institutional Biomass Cooking Stoves</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Lanny,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The stove safety documents on the PCIA website include a description of
stove-related hazards, guidelines for safer stove design, and test protocols
with metrics to rate stove safety. The protocols were designed for testing in
the field with minimal equipment. This acknowledges the financial and
technical constraints of small-scale manufacturers in developing
countries. That said, most of my safety testing is done in a laboratory, as I
expect is common with others on the discussion list. Please let me know
if you have any questions. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Durability testing is not covered in my earlier work. I suggest you
contact Christian L'Orange at Colorado State University regarding durability
testing (e.g., 10. Structural integrity, an example from your initial
inquiry). </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks Christa for the reference! </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>With best regards, </DIV>
<DIV>Nate</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mar 13, 2013, at 12:00 PM, <A
href="mailto:stoves-request@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves-request@lists.bioenergylists.org</A>
wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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class=Apple-style-span>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message:
2<BR>Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:45:51 -0400<BR>From: "Lanny Henson" <<A
href="mailto:lannych@bellsouth.net">lannych@bellsouth.net</A>><BR>To:
"Discussion of biomass cooking stoves"<BR><SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"
class=Apple-tab-span></SPAN><<A
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A>><BR>Subject:
[Stoves] Hazards for Institutional Biomass Cooking Stoves<BR>Message-ID:
<553D7F06C706437DBD0B4494B1464284@main><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>I need liability insurance for an institutional
size wood cooking stove that I would like to market in the USA as well as
outside the USA.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>I
need a list of stove hazards, problems and solutions for a presentation to
an insurance underwriter.<BR><BR>Is anyone else working on this? I have
started a list and I would appreciate your input and comments.<BR><BR>Lanny
Henson<BR><BR>Hazards for Institutional Biomass Cooking
Stoves<BR><BR> 1.. Hot surfaces that can cause burns<BR> 2.. Cook
space air pollution<BR> 3.. Tip over<BR> 4.. Bump spill not steady
footing<BR> 5.. Hot handles<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR> 6.. Over fire run away
fire, out of control fire (batch burners)<BR> 7.. Hot coals spill out,
roll out or puff out igniting combustibles.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR> 8.. Flame containment,
not enough distance to combustibles.<BR> 9.. Hot stove surfaces, not
enough distance to combustibles.<BR> 10.. Structural integrity, falls
apart, burns up, door fails, legs breaks off<BR> 11.. Sharp edges that
can cut or scrape<BR> 12.. Sparks out the exhaust that could ignite
combustibles<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR> 13..
Volume of fuel in a batch could be a factor. example 12 kg of wood in a wood
space heater verses 1 kg of wood in a cook stove. 12 kg has the potential to
do more harm than 1 kg.<BR> 14.. Pot spill from difficult access. Like
lifting a pot from a sunken pot stove.<BR>-------------- next part
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3<BR>Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:01:15 +0200<BR>From: CHRISTA ROTH <<A
href="mailto:stoves@foodandfuel.info">stoves@foodandfuel.info</A>><BR>To:
Discussion of biomass cooking stoves<BR><SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"
class=Apple-tab-span></SPAN><<A
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A>><BR>Subject:
Re: [Stoves] Hazards for Institutional Biomass Cooking Stoves<BR>Message-ID:
<<A
href="mailto:6ED07496-2B5C-4D78-92B7-A8FCBD940D12@foodandfuel.info">6ED07496-2B5C-4D78-92B7-A8FCBD940D12@foodandfuel.info</A>><BR>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>Lanny, have you had a look at the
safety protocol suggested by Nathan Johnson? It is available on the legacy
website of PCIA on the bottom of the page<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.pciaonline.org/testing">http://www.pciaonline.org/testing</A>.
It actually operationalizes most of the issues you are raising.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>regards Christa<BR>Am
12.03.2013 um 20:45 schrieb Lanny Henson <<A
href="mailto:lannych@bellsouth.net">lannych@bellsouth.net</A>>:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I need liability insurance for an institutional
size wood cooking stove that I would like to market in the USA as well as
outside the USA.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I need a list of stove hazards, problems and
solutions for a presentation to an insurance underwriter.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Is anyone else working on this? I have started a
list and I would appreciate your input and comments.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Lanny Henson<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hazards for Institutional Biomass Cooking
Stoves<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hot surfaces that can cause burns<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Cook space air pollution<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Tip over<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Bump spill not steady footing<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hot handles<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Over fire run away fire, out of control fire
(batch burners)<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hot coals spill out, roll out or puff out igniting
combustibles.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Flame containment, not enough distance to
combustibles.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hot stove surfaces, not enough distance to
combustibles.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Structural integrity, falls apart, burns up, door
fails, legs breaks off<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Sharp edges that can cut or scrape<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Sparks out the exhaust that could ignite
combustibles<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Volume of fuel in a batch could be a factor.
example 12 kg of wood in a wood space heater verses 1 kg of wood in a cook
stove. 12 kg has the potential to do more harm than 1 kg.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Pot spill from difficult access. Like lifting a
pot from a sunken pot stove.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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