Green Earth Expressions

1.0       INTRODUCTION

The low solar radiation during winter and rainy season give rise to a need for backup heating source for solar dryers and solar air heaters. The backup charcoal stove consists of three main components, the stove, heat-exchanger and chimney. The stove is made up of the burner and ash tray. The burner is pyramidal with holes along the slanted height for air delivery to the heat-exchanger. Holes at the bottom of the burner allows for easy air circulation and the ash tray for collecting ashes. The heat exchanger is shell and tube type. The chimney has rectangular cross section; it is connected to one end of the shell side of the heat exchanger. The chimney has a rectangular hole at its upper end which serves as an exit for the flue gases.  Read more... (1477 words, 13 images, estimated 5:54 mins reading time)

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Going green is getting to be quite a popular thing to do these days.  Many people are purchasing tankless water heaters with the idea that they are purchasing a “green plumbing product”.  But just how green are they?

Well, are they greener than a standard tank type water heater?  They are not more efficient at heating water than electric storage water heaters or gas water heaters.  However, they do not have a storage tank and therefore do not suffer the standby losses that a tank type heater has.

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