3.2.8 Mud rocket stove
Inventory of Innovative Indoor Smoke
Alleviating Technologies in Nepal
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Photograph 3.4: Mud rocket stove
Year of dissemination
Cost
Quantity disseminated
Technological description
Disseminated regions
Advantages
Disadvantages
Major organisations involved in
promotion/dissemination
Source: CRT
Still in demonstration phase
About NRs. 300
NA (only few demonstration in Makawanpur, Dhading and
Nuwakot districts)
This demonstration model was built by CRT/N with technical
assistance from Mr. C. Kellner. It is made with mud-bricks with
the insulation of refractory brick liner in the combustion chamber.
The dimension of combustion chamber and fuel entrance
chamber is 12x12x30 cm and 10x12 cm respectively. The efficiency
is about 25 per cent (CRT/N, 2006).
Mid hills and Terai.
No chimney but less smoke.
Requirement of smaller pieces of fuel and can cook only one
item at a time. Not suitable for smaller sized pots.
Still under demonstration.