I don't know if it has been posted here before but I came across a paper from the University of Johannesburg which describes the testing of a variety of paraffin stoves in order to determine the criteria for improved future designs. They tested wick stoves, pressure stoves (e.g. Primus #5 etc.) and 'camping stoves' (e.g. MSR Dragonfly etc.). The chapter I found most interesting (chapter 5) can be seen at - http://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za:8080/dspace/bitstream/10210/2560/10/Chapter 5 Stove Testing.pdf - and the complete set of files for the whole paper at - http://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za:8080/dspace/handle/10210/2560 A lot of reading but some quite interesting data and formulae (chapter 7 for instance) for the more technically minded 'stovie'. Dave.
See this increased safety pressure stove, coming from South Africa: http://www.promethea.biz/parasafe_products_stove.html
Yes - been posted before. Not an easy read for me. I did find the Primus 5 section interesting when they finally stated the stove (made by Cadac under licence from Primus) is actually steel made to look like brass.
Anybody know if a Parasafe is available for purchase through the web? I've never encountered one on ebay. I'd love to buy one (plus the heater). Yonadav
Cadmium plating is not a direct contributor wooden shanty towns burning down with loss of life and severe burns. Stoves being knocked over is. Cheers, Graham.
