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Kirk, Tom, Tapio and other stovers
This is just to add a bit more
to the work of Tapio and his associates and others in Finland about this
stove:
1. I have written Tapio a bit about
"stoves" and invited him to join.
2. To add to Tom's comments, Tapio's
stove has these characteristics: all stainless steel, 31 cm high, 27 cm
dia; multi-fuel; 0.5 to 5 kW output; 3 kg weight.
3. Unique features: double wall,
allowing preheating of both primary and secondary air; shipped (from
Finland) as a flat package for assembly by the buyer.
4. I also liked the many applications shown -
brewing tea, cooking corn, potatoes, meats, and smoking fish. But
best were lots of ingenious looking tabs and legs that seemed mostly to
snap into place.
5. There are no data on efficiency and
emissions.
6. For those doing stove commercialization,
this site should be visited. There are a few technical papers at the site
- one on the poor environmental production qualities of
charcoal-making.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:47
AM
Subject: Another Turbo Stove!
Dear All:
Kirk Smith
asked...
>Do you know anything about this "turbo stove" It is
being
marketed heavily to some NGOs working in the third world.
Best/k
>http://www.turbostove.fi/englanti/turbostove.php3
I visited the site and WOW!
Neat site with 30 pictures
of cooking fish to nuts in Africa (Sudan) on the African Turbo Stove.
First let me say that it bears NO relation to the CPC/BEF Turbo
Stove which is a modern woodgas stove with a blower - hence the name "Turbo".
But this appears to be a crude but effective stove for burning any old
wood fuel and cooking many kinds of material. I hope Mr. Tapio (the
inventor) will wish to join the CREST stove site.
It is made of
stainless steel, needs to be assembled (without tools) and sells singly for
$63 plus shipping. Quantity discounts available down to $24.90 for 6500
(a container load).
There has been a lot of talk about improved
stoves here in the last 5 years, but this is a possible real advance available
to many people. Don't underestimate the power of commercial action.
Comments?
Yours truly,
TOM
REED
BEF
STOVEWORKS
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