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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Ron,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sharing this. I am assuming it is a forced air, rice hull fueled TLUD, since it is coming from Paul Olivier and includes work by Alexis Belonio. Looking forward to more data on this novel biomass stove.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kirk H.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:rongretlarson@comcast.net">Ronal W.Larson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:33 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Stoves] Fwd: A Premix Burner</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>List:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Tonight Paul told me it was OK to send this on to the full list. I do not have any details on how the premixing was achieved. But Paul said it retains many of the features of his earlier designs - based on Alexis Belonio's designs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Paul said the flame was unlike any other he has previously seen. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>The "cookpot" in the photo is a wok; they are designed to have very high temperatures at the base (and this flame does).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>One concern was that he noticed gas leakage for the first time (the fuel is introduced at the top).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>I believe Paul will supply more data after he fine tunes this new approach. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>I consider this a major step forward in char-making - as I believe it will likely have very low emissions. Anyone else achieved pre-mixing?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Paul Olivier <<a href="mailto:paul.olivier@esrla.com">paul.olivier@esrla.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: A Premix Burner</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>March 8, 2019 at 2:05:52 AM MST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Paul Olivier <<a href="mailto:paul.olivier@esrla.com">paul.olivier@esrla.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Very hot.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Paul A. Olivier PhD<br>27/2bis Phu Dong Thien Vuong<br>Dalat<br>Vietnam<br><br>Louisiana telephone: 1-337-447-4124 (rings Vietnam)<br>Mobile: 090-694-1573 (in Vietnam)<br>Skype address: Xpolivier<br><a href="http://epwt.vn/en/home/" target="_blank">http://epwt.vn/en/home/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1232 height=693 style='width:12.8333in;height:7.2166in' id="_x0037_2BA516D-544C-40D9-AED3-679235989E78" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4D7FD.C7726E10" alt="cid:f_jsztv4we1"><img border=0 width=482 height=864 style='width:5.025in;height:9.0in' id=A6A4BBB1-9562-4A0D-9C48-8B7E53A4FA85 src="cid:image004.jpg@01D4D8D9.AB76CEE0" alt="cid:f_jsztv4w60"><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>