Re: GAS-L: AIT: Gasifier stove (fwd)

["Jim Bland" <jbland@enecon.com.au>]

Dear Prof Bhattacharya,

  I tried to download your video, but gave up after downloading 25 Mb in 3
hours, with no sign of how much longer it would take.

It would help if the size of the file were shown next to the hyperlink.  How
big is it, anyway?

Regards,

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya <bhatta@ait.ac.th>
To: <stoves@crest.org>; <gasification@crest.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 5:53 PM
Subject: GAS-L: AIT: Gasifier stove (fwd)


 >
 > Although I have received some enquiry about our gasifier stove, it is not
 > clear whether you could watch the video clipping.
 >
 > Look forward to receiving comments and suggestions reparding further
 > applications.
 >
 > S.C. Bhattacharya
 >
 > _________________________________________________________________
 >
 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:21:59 +0700 (GMT+0700)
 > From: Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya <bhatta@ait.ac.th>
 > To: stoves@crest.org
 > Subject: AIT: Gasifier stove
 >
 >
 > We have developed, within the framework of a regional programme sponsored
 > by Sida, the following renewable energy devices/systems:
 >
 > a) A biomass gasifier stove
 > b) A hybrid solar-biomass powered dryer
 >
 >
 > The gasifier stove is targeted for cottage industries or institutional
 > kitchens. It can operate continuously for several hours with one
 > batchload of sized fuelwood or biomass briquette pieces. It can be
 > loaded while operating and can be run 24-hours a day if needed. After
 > initial start-up, it shows no smoking; also initial emission studies
 > show that the stove produces very little carbon monoxide. The efficiency
 > of the stove has been measured to be about 27% with a two-pot design. ( We
 > are now trying to construct the stove using more practical materials
 > rather the steel and ceramic fiber insulation.
 >
 > The hybrid dryer is powered by solar energy from a flat plate collector
 > and a biomass gasifier stove as described above. For controlling
 > temperature of the drier, the output of the stove is controlled
 > automatically by using a mechanical thermostatic control device that
 > does not require any electricity.
 >
 > We are organizing a demontration of the AIT gasifier stove and hybrid
 > (alongwith one or two more renewable energy devices)  at the Asian
 > Institute of Technology on 24 April 2000 (for any one who is ready turns
 > up on that day).
 >
 > List members are invited to visit our website (which is still under
 > construction):
 >
 > www.retsasia.ait.ac.th
 >
 > Images > Phase II> briquetting will lead to a page showing three images.
 > Click on the lowermost picture to see an enlarged view of the AIT gasifier
 > stove, a two pot model.
 >
 > The Video section of the website has only one video clipping at present -
 > that of the basic gasifier stove. You can notice that although there is
 > quite a lot of smoking during start up, there is no visible smoke after
 > ignition. The stove consists of a vertical hopper which can be easily
 > loaded when necessary from the top by removing a cover seating on a water
 > seal. The gasifier section is located at the bottom of the hopper. The gas
 > from the gasifier part burns in the adjacent vertical combustion chamber
 > which is provided with holes for combustion air. (For the time being, the
 > video can be watched only through INTERNET EXPLORER - a NETSCAPE version
 > will be added later).
 >
 > Images>Phase II > Drying will lead to a page showing two images. Click on
 > the lower image to get an enlarged view of the hybrid dryer.
 >
 > Let me have your comments- through the list or directly.
 >
 > S.C. Bhattacharya
 >
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