He decided to solve the problem
by facilitating better heat utilization
through sufficient air supply and
a correct channel for burning. To
improve it further, he developed
a mechanism for simultaneous
heating of multiple vessels using
the same heat source.
Bharatbhai made the first model
of this stove in 1999, then after a
few modifications, he came up with
this multipurpose stove, with two
multilevel burners and a single fuel
feeding point.
Innovation
Among various innovations
of his, only one dealing with
cooking stove is taken up for
elaboration. Stoves having three
chambers connected in parallel
are available in art; Astra stove
(Jagdish K.S.2004).
The development and
dissemination of efficient domestic
cook stoves and other devices in
Karnataka Current Science 87(7):pp.
926-931. But these chambers are
connected horizontally.
In this case, the stove consists
of two chambers, each with a
burner for cooking, and a geyser for
heating water. Both burners can be
used simultaneously, saving time
and using the heat effectively. The
heating chambers are oriented at
different levels in order to be able
to completely utilise the heat energy
produced connected to a chimney,
which provides part of the draft
Inside the main chamber, mud
has been used as insulating material
to retain the heat. There are air vents
on the sides of the first chamber
to allow cooling of stove so that
it is not too hot to touch for those
using it.
Bharatbhai is working further on
the stove and wants to add another
chamber (which can be utilized for
steam cooking).
He wants to fine tune its thermal
effeciency, reduce assembly’s
weight and cost by making stove
body with GI sheet. He envisages
building versions with different
burner attachments. While he has
sold more than three-dozen units
of the current model locally, he
is planning to launch commercial
versions having two burners
with geyser and one burner with
geyser.
This product may have
considerable social impact and
commercial potential.
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