by Russell Collins | Oct 14, 2016 | Progress, Related News, Uncategorized |
Himalayan Rocket Stove (HRS) Project Update – October 2016 September has been an incredibly productive month for the project, with a lot of progress on multiple fronts. Iโll step through the various aspects in bullet point: Having decided to change the plan for...
by Russell Collins | Sep 29, 2016 | Conceptual, Progress, Related News |
Burning Plastic in the Himalayas – A consideration of the options Initially when I think about burning plasticโฆ I think of stinky black toxic smoke belching out polluting the otherwise pristine air of the Himalayas. Itโs is not the image I want to have when...
by Russell Collins | Sep 18, 2016 | Conceptual, Progress |
Since clay is a readily available resource in Ladakh, and perlite is not, I’ve been exploring ways to make cost effective burn tubes using local clay mixed with various other local ingredients to make stable, long lasting insulative burn tubes. Testing at the...
by Russell Collins | Sep 11, 2016 | Progress |
I’ve recently had the opportunityย to experiment with an alternative rocket stove concept using local clay and an old metalย barrel. Local clay of high quality is also widely available for negligible cost. I found that it is quite easy to make a barrel rocket...
by Russell Collins | Sep 11, 2016 | Progress |
Himalayan Rocket Stove Update โ September 2016 Okโฆ so lots has happened since arriving in India and settling into Leh after the Heartsongs in the Himalayas retreat which kept me busy through most of August. HRS in Ladakh Iโve had quite a few meetings with various...
by Russell Collins | May 25, 2016 | Progress |
What we need to proceed The development process is made up of 4 main parts: Prototyping (currently well underway in Australia) Testing (build and install several units in India for winter season testing) Production (design and establish mass production process in...
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