@aki not soo much, actually , Bosch (Ive always wondered how the pronunciation is done) have developed one called the protos ( http://w1.siemens.com/responsibility/en/sustainable/protos.htm), using more or less the same technology as the old kerosine lamps and stoves. Only problem i have with them is the barrel for pressurizing is separate from the burner, making it look like some kind of gas cooker & cylinder layout. Updates: 1: Jatropha is turning out to be a big hoax, Im working on a fuller document with images, production data and real life experience from all over. Check this <http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=321651365174> note for a sneak. 2: Coconut is good for making biodiesel, but generally, it is good to go as a diesel as is. Some brave kenyans have risen to the occassion, promising me that we first start with biodiesel / diesel -> biodiesel alone -> coco oil/diesel ->coco oil / biodiesel and finally coco oil alone. All this within about one year. here<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/note.php?note_id=323031440174&ref=mf>is another note on the same. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:40 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 8:01 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Here is the challenge, adapt or develop a cooking stove that uses plant oil. Castor, coconut, elianto, etc. Im thinking if volumes are worked up due to this, you would only need to buy one oil, for the stove and the pan. Anyway, the challenge is the physical characteristics of viscousity, and the carbon deposits after running an hour. There is one done by siemens called the 'protos' just that the stove is in two pieces and still cost is a problem. Any willing creative thinkers?
Hello Brainac aka Areba... :-) some problems with using cooking oils. The normal burning heat temperature produced not hot enough to produce that blue flame useful for cooking. Like trying to use a candle flame to cook? Also, atomizing using compression will require how many bars on the psi scale? _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general