On Fri, 24 May 2002 11:10:23 -0700, "Tom Miles" <tmiles@trmiles.com> wrote: >Andrew, > >You have laudable aspirations. Punny! > First, take a deep breath. :-) BTDTGTTS and the cyanosis! > >The most practical solution for moving air has to come from the field. Can a >stack effect be used? Of course but difficult with a pot in the way, anyway what was the effect ~1mm of water gauge per 30m?? >When is a solar panel and a battery useful? remember to factor in the life of the battery, I would doubt you could better a capital cost of better than USD0.5/kWhr. > When do >you lift a weight in the air and let gravity drive a fan or bellows? I posted figure for this some months back. >Is it >worth a treadle and a flywheel? Using a bicycle I suspect you would not better 100W per person, still it may better your bellows, I like bellows but not for continuous use. > >I'll be interested in the progress of your quest. I think I am getting there but the masses and orifices are not quite matched yet. Mensuration is the problem at the moment, I am certain I am not yet getting sufficient gain for the additional cost. AJH - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200204/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com > List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > Sponsor the Stoves List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm
