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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>It would be useful for someone in Chennai to connect with </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Duraisamy</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Sakthivadivel</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> to see how this group at Guindy Campus, Anna University might help move fan stove development and use forward. As background, in 2013 professor P Raman and his group published an </span>“<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Evaluation of Domestic Cookstove Technologies Implemented across the World to Identify Possible Options for Clean and Efficient Cooking Solutions”. <a href="http://bit.ly/2l0uDF1">http://bit.ly/2l0uDF1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>In addition to the paper I previously mentioned they recently (Feb 14, 2017) published:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“Development of Advanced Cook Stove with Optimum Air Mixture using CFD”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Sakthivadivel D.<a href="http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ajrssh&volume=7&issue=2&article=032#aff001"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>*</span></a>, Balakumar A., Iniyan S.<a name=aff001></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Online published on 14 February, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>The drastic hype in fuel consumption and oil price hike in world market, people around the world intended to move towards the alternative source of energy like biomass for cooking. Many cook stove programmes were implemented in the world aiming to reduce the fuel consumption as well as pollutants through improved biomass cook stoves. Many improved cook stoves have the maximum efficiency with higher level of fuel consumption due to its higher burning rate. In this paper an attempt has been made to improve the thermal efficiency by reducing heat losses mean time in reduced specific fuel consumption. The pollutants emitted by the improved stove is extremely reduced by proper supply of air for combustion. Since advanced cook stove is made to operate at different geographical region, should be harmonious to the use of different fuels. The newly developed ACS IES-15 stove is tested with coconut shell and the result is compared with existing (TERI SPT-0610) stove commercially available in the market at higher thermal efficiency (37%). Testing procedure is followed as per the world standard testing protocol WBT 4.2.3 to evaluate the performance of these stoves and analysed in terms of efficiency and specific fuel consumption.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><a name=top><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=Default><span style='mso-bookmark:top'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities<br>Year : 2017, Volume : 7, Issue : 2<br>First page : ( 384) Last page : ( 392) <br>Online ISSN : 2249-7315. <br>Article DOI : </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2249-7315.2017.00097.1" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>10.5958/2249-7315.2017.00097.1</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>They are also developing PV microgrids for household energy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Tom <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Anderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 20, 2017 6:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Subject:</b> SPAM: Re: [Stoves] Combustion characteristics of biomass fuels in a fixed bed micro-gasifier cook stove<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stovers,<br><br>With thanks to Tom Miles. He sent <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>This was a prior (2015) paper by the same author as the recent citation from Anna University in Chennai. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283092306_Experimental_evaluation_of_a_forced_draft_micro_gasifier_cook_stove_using_juliflora_wood_and_coconut_shell">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283092306_Experimental_evaluation_of_a_forced_draft_micro_gasifier_cook_stove_using_juliflora_wood_and_coconut_shell</a><br><br>Key from that publication is the list of 3 stoves tested: Oorja, TERI SPT-0610, and Eco Chulha (by Abellon). You can search the internet for each and see photos and info. <br><br>What they all have in common is FA (forced air or fan assisted). In basic TLUD configuration (or some fan-jet approach?). Especially the Oorja encourages the "char-mode" after any migratory pyrolytic front (MFP) has finished. <br><br>The "char mode" is KNOWN to burn out the guts of these stoves, but these stoves are still in use and are reserched with respectable budgets and probably awarding of academic degrees.<br><br>I suspect that few such researchers read the Stoves Listserv. Sort of like reinventing a wheel that is not round.<br><br>No further comments at this time. <br><br>Paul<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Doc / Dr TLUD / Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Email: <a href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu">psanders@ilstu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Website: <a href="http://www.drtlud.com">www.drtlud.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/19/2017 7:36 AM, Paul Anderson wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Tom and Stovers,<br><br>Thanks for that reference and abstract.<br><br>I am not going to pay about US$40 to read it, but when someone does, please send comments to the Stoves Listserv. I am particularly interested in the <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The two mode operations of combustion processes namely flaming and char mode of the fuels were also studied. </span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal>"Char mode". Interesting. Burning char in a TLUD is not good practice for cooking, but maybe the laboratory scientists want to learn about something that is sub-optimal for cooking and shortens the life of the stove. This is all too common in the "peer reviewed" publications: Out of touch with the real-world applications of micro-gasifiers.<br><br>But maybe it is not a TLUD???? "fixed bed micro-gasifier stove" might be something else? Or do the researchers choose to ignore body of literature with TLUD mentioned?? The list of references (seen at the provided link) certainly avoid any document with TLUD in its name, but did include the first edition (2011) of Christa Roth's major book.<br><br>Paul<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Doc / Dr TLUD / Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Email: <a href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu">psanders@ilstu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Website: <a href="http://www.drtlud.com">www.drtlud.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/18/2017 10:53 PM, Tom Miles wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This is just the abstract but how do these results compare with tests of similar stoves? How would other, or additional, tests that have been mentioned in the last few months change the results or use of the data? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Combustion characteristics of biomass fuels in a fixed bed micro-gasifier cook stove </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sakthivadivel, D. & Iniyan, S. J Mech Sci Technol (2017) 31: 995. doi:10.1007/s12206-017-0152-y</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12206-017-0152-y">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12206-017-0152-y</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>