Fan Jet Stoves
The fan jet stoves forces air into the combustion chamber and increase air turbulence mixing the air and gases. This results in better combustion than regular stoves but they are not strictly gasifier stoves.
Africa
The Philips Smokeless Stove cooking stove is fueled by wood, dung, or other biomass. The African Clean Energy (ACE) company is a family-owned business. However, it has support from Royal Philips Electronics and the South African Industrial Development Corporation. Paul van der Sluis, a principal research scientist at Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven in the Netherlands, designed the stove. The stove principle is not overly complicated. Air is forced into a combustion chamber at the top and bottom of the stove. Heat then vaporises the wood or biomass fuel, and the flame becomes smokeless once the stove runs. As the fuel burns reasonably efficiently, the stove uses less fuel than a conventional fire. Heat-resistant materials contain high temperature. No prices on the website by contact details are available.
India
Abellon EcoEquipments Limited operates from an industrial location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. They manufacture and supply a range of stoves, including the Smart Cooking Stove used in restaurants, hotels, food courts, and canteens. These appear to be ‘pellet‘ stoves. They run on wood pellets made from biomass. This stove is 600mm x 600mm x 631mm high and weighs in at 48kg, so it is pretty hefty, although the company also makes domestic-sized units. The stainless steel unit runs on 240v, the fan speed is variable, and it has a display panel with a charging indicator with an in-built battery backup.
The Angi cookstoves are another lineup of fan jet stoves that uses rice husk as fuel. Nav Durga Metal Industries (Bharat) in India manufactures more than ten stoves designs. The Angi Star uses 1/2kg of rice husk per batch with a 40 min burn time, whilst the larger Angi Sun takes 1 kilogram of rice husk for a cook time of about 70 minutes. Additionally, a controller/power box is provided along with the fan jet stoves, which can also charge a battery. The box also controls the fan’s speed. Lastly, the power box has two sockets accepting 230V electricity or a 10W Solar Panel. The power box has a LED Light and a 5in1 DC Mobile Charger to charge a mobile.
United States
BioLite has developed and manufactures camping wood stoves. Alexander Drummond and Jonathon Cedar invented the BioLite stove, and the company has headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. The HomeStove distribution is through pilot projects in India, Uganda and Ghana. The company claims it uses 50% less wood, with a 95% reduction in smoke. Innovation extends to the conversion of heat into electricity. Additonally, the yellow attachment allows users to charge mobile phones and LED lights. The sales of the camping stove will fund further development of the BioLite fan jet stove product.
