Titan ’ s NSF-approved 800 series turbine flow meters play a vital role in cooking fuel distribution in east Africa
KOKO Networks in East Africa have created a scalable solution to the dirty fuels problem . KOKO ’ s fuel distribution model , incorporating Titan ’ s NSF-Approved 800 series flowmeters , uses Bioethanol as an ultra-clean , cheap and safe alternative to the more traditional cooking fuels of charcoal and paraffin .
Designed and built by KOKO Networks ( Nairobi ), the KOKO Point vending machine dispenses ethanol and is part of an elegant solution to the widespread problem in African cities : how to get cheap , safe fuel into homes to use for cooking . Across Africa , where electricity connections are patchy and mains gas non-existent , cooking fuel has been dominated by charcoal and paraffin , both of which give off fumes and soot that contribute to the premature deaths of thousands of people a year . Made from corn or sugar cane , ethanol is much safer but can be hard to package and transport .
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Titan ’ s NSF-Approved 800 series turbine flow meters are ideally suited for applications where both food hygiene and precision flow measurement are required .
over 2,000 KOKO Point vending machines to date in corner stores across Kenya , including Mombasa and Nairobi . Drawn by the alure of this safe , clean cooking fuel , customers dispense the fuel into reusable KOKO fuel bottles and once at home , they connect the bottles to KOKO-designed twinhob stoves , which have an airlock to limit fumes and prevent spillage .
Neil Hannay , Senior R & D Engineer at Titan Enterprises commented “ We were approached by KOKO Networks to work with them on this life changing development for African families . KOKO Networks required a highly reliable and inexpensive flow meter capable of precisely dispensing batches of Ethanol cooking fuel . As a result of our joint development , at the heart of each KOKO Point Ethanol vending machine is a precision Pelton wheel turbine flowmeter that rotates freely on robust sapphire bearings , combining materials and technology to ensure a long-life product with reliable operation throughout .”
Titan ’ s NSF-Approved 800 series turbine flow meters are ideally suited for applications where both food hygiene and precision flow measurement are required . These turbine flowmeters are designed for accurate batch delivery systems , such as those used in KOKO ’ s dispensing vending machines installed throughout Kenya , delivering clean bioethanol cooking fuel into African homes .
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