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1 Institutional Barrel Stoves in Northern Uganda: Theory vs. Reality
Damon Ogle-March 2007
783 0.298401
2 HELPS International Rocket Stove
March 2002
544 1.985393
3 The Sprocket Rocket (.doc with links)
Word document with links to web site with larger images.
Ken Goyer-June 2006
464 0.172544
4 The Sprocket Rocket (.pdf)
PDF version
Ken Goyer-June 2006
742 0.591133
5 Initial Improvement of a Charcoal Burning Rocket Stove
Dean Still-June 2006
403 0.211003
6 Rocket Stove with Fan Prototype
Dean Still-May 2006
499 0.071812
7 Kilns and Brick Making, A Rough Draft
Ken Goyer
March 2006
913 2.261219
8 Designing a Clean-Burning, High-Efficiency, Dung-Burning Stove: Lessons in cooking with cow patties. (pdf)
Mark Witt, Kristina Weyer, David Manning-February 2006
3373 2.486255
9 Institutional Rocket Stove
Larry Winiarsky-February 2006
538 0.678493
10 Development of Tobacco Rocket Barn for Small Holder Farmers in Malawi
A collaboration of ProBEC/GTZ, Limbe Leaf and Aprovecho, Peter Scott-January 2006
343 2.35606
11 Designing Improved Wood Burning Heating Stoves
Dean Still-October 2005
5380 2.258519
12 Ten Stove Design Principles (poster)
Larry Winiarski, Dean Still-October 2005
1743 0.114339
13 New Rocket Stove Design from Uganda
HHRS Quickie, Peter Scott-July 2005
411 0.364033
14 How to Build the Improved Household Stoves
A construction guide for the Rocket - Lorena and Shielded Fire Stoves, Energy Advisory Project, GTZ, Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Peter Scott-July 2005
539 1.566426
15 Design Principles for Wood Burning Cook Stoves
Aprovecho Research Center, Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, Shell Foundation-June 2005
2840 1.064709
16 He made a cheap stove for a reason
Boston Globe, June 2005
460 0.33122
17 An Improved Wood Cookstove: Harnessing Fan Driven Forced Draft for Cleaner Combustion
Mark Witt, May 2005
3091 1.156461
18 Mud Stoves
Aprovecho/PCIA-April 2005
348 0.326368
19 Instructions for Building a VITA Stove
Samuel F. Baldwin-1987, Dean Still-May 2005
467 0.935811
20 Lesotho: Nokoko Household Stove and Bread Oven
Peter Scott, Aprovecho/GTZ-November 2003
370 1.746434
21 Lesotho: Nkokonono Stove
Peter Scott, Aprovecho/PROBEC-October 2003
244 0.966825
22 Introduction of Rocket Stove Cooking Devices in Uganda,
Peter Scott-September 2003
272 1.473237
23 Rocket Lantern
Dean Still-June 2003
388 0.275504
24 New Lorena Stove Design in Mexico
Dean Still, Jeremy Foster-March 2003
438 0.292932
25 Making insulative clay combustion chambers
Dean Still-March 2003
810 0.830379
26 Simple Plans for the Sunken Pot Aprovecho Stove
Peter Scott-Jan 2003
381 0.769895
27 Simple Plans for the Aprovecho Double Burner Rocket Stove
Peter Scott
397 0.41633
28 Simple Plans to Build the Justa Stove
Peter Scott
424 1.219171
29 Rocket Stove User Guide
414 0.039742
30 Guia para construir estufa justa
2576 1.199174
31 Mantenimiento Ecofogon o Justa
331 0.222879
32 Prototype Ecuadorian Earthen Stove
June 2002
300 0.350884
33 South Africa Two Sunken Pot Rocket Stove With Oven
June 2002
396 1.463851
34 Rocket Style Uganda Stove
April 2002
249 0.235081
35 Wood Fired Cacao Dryer in Nicaragua
March 2002
289 1.401837
36 Lanny's Rocket Wok
January 2002
337 0.871854
37 Rocket stove made from pumice
Dean Still-March 2001
315 0.524436
38 Rocket Griddle Stove
Dean Still-April 2001
336 0.2044
39 Designing Vernacular Cooking Stoves
A Quick Summary for the Shell Foundation
Discussions
Dean Still-September 2001
829 1.034883
40 Cooking With Less Fuel: Breathing Less Smoke
Aprovecho Research Center
World Food Programme, School Feeding Service (PDPF)
Partnership for Clean Indoor Air
Shell Foundation
1272 1.520454
41 Capturing HEAT: Five Earth-Friendly Cooking Technologies and How to Build Them
Dean Still and Jim Kness; Aprovecho Research Center: Illustrations by Loki Quinnangeles, Cathy White, Shon Lenzo, Lynn Forbes, Amelia Ettinger
1269 1.070925
42 Designing Improved Wood Burning Heating Stoves
Dr. Mark Bryden, Dean Still, Damon Ogle, Nordica MacCarty
1404 2.630475
43 Capturing Heat Two: Part 1-Pizza Oven and Stoves With Chimneys
Dean Still, Mike Hatfield, Peter Scott
1422 2.576606
44 Capturing Heat Two: Part 2-Simple Water Heaters
Dean Still, Mike Hatfield, Peter Scott
2727 2.024824
45 Capturing Heat Three: Heating Stoves
September 13, 2004
835 16.487256
46 Institutional Stove Gap Calculator
Excel spreadsheet companion to the 8-part video on how to construct a 60-liter institutional rocket stove.
Damon Ogle, Oct 2008
462 0.019456