Chinese Fuel Saving Stoves:
A Compendium
Field Document No.40, July 1993
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This compendium presents recent models of improved cookstoves used in China. A short introduction explains the importance of fuelwood and biomass energy for China. The background of fuelwood saving stoves and their use are discussed. About 20 different models of improved cookstoves are presented along with pictures and technical drawings. All cookstoves are discussed in terms of their efficiency, construction and use. In this section, the technical features are summarised in a table.
A special section deals with selected improved stoves for cooking and space heating. About 10 different stoves are explained, as in the former section, with technical drawings etc. The improved cookstove organisation and network are presented along with the national organisation chart. Stove research and development institutions as well as leading experts on improved stoves are listed. The provincial and municipal promotional organisations are described with contact points identified.
| Table of Contents | |
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| 1. | Development Background of Improved Cookstove in China |
| 2. | Recent Models of Improved Cookstove in China |
| 3. | Selected Improved Stoves for Cooking/Space Heating |
| 4. | China Improved Cookstove Organisation and Network |
| 5. | References |
| Annexes | |
| 1. | State Standard of the People's Republic of China Testing Method for the Heat Properties of Civil Firewood Stoves |
| 2. | Relationship between lower calorific value and the moisture content of biomass fuels often used in China |
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