Saturday, September 19, 2009

Magh CM woodgas stove

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From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

From Magh CM Production 8 to 18 sep09


From Magh CM Production 8 to 18 sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

The first family to use the stove
From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

A safe stove for women, children and all
From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09

From Magh CM adoption by community 18sep09


Magh CM design

From Magh CM woodgas good stove design

Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove

Magh CM Woodgas Good Stove http://e-maghcm.blogspot.com/ designed recently is a very low cost TLUD stove meant for Common Man (CM). This can be produced by the local communities with less than 8 dollars (USD). Under Magh CM series I have designed many stoves / burners in the past. This stove design is one of the most acceptable stoves, as it has the options to run on forced air / natural draft. Most importantly the convenient charcoal / ash removal facility is created at the bottom, the grate can be simply lifted using a wire and immediately refilled for reuse. The additional window for secondary air in case of no power, the primary air control and the 12 V DC powered fan makes it like a geared vehicle for multiple options to control the heat / flame / updraft. Used the most commonly available oil tin can of 12 inches x 9 inches x 9 inches with a combustion chamber of 6 inches diameter and 9 inches height for the convenience of adoption for a family of 5 members cooking needs. The tin cans are easily available all over India. Posting here the pictures and the design for your valuable comments for improvement. I am thankful to all for your valuable suggestions in the past. This is the 30th Good Stove design of Avan and Magh series since last 4 years of my research and design. Happy to share that the people who have seen this stove have paid money in advance for having these Stoves.

The biomass feed is: Wood shavings, chips of wood, leaves, corn cobs, pieces of sticks, seeds, cowdung cakes etc.
Weight: ~15 kgs
Dimensions: 12x9x9 inches
Price: less than 8 dollars (community price)
GEO http://www.e-geo.org is implementing Good Stoves and Biochar Communities (GSBC) Project in Andhra Pradesh State, India with the support of GoodPlanet, France http://www.goodplanet.org, this is a 3 years project.