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ISSN 0971-9482 STAINLESS INDIA A MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY Indian Stainless Steel Tel :+91-124 4375 501, 502 & 503 Fax: +91-124 4375 509 Development Association E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] L-22/4, G Flr, DLF Phase-II, Gurgaon 122 002 Web: www.stainlessindia.org A Magazine Devoted to Stainless Steel Applications VOL.18 NO.4Published four times a year DECEMBER 2013 A Stainless Steel Bio Mass Stove: Towards a Cleaner Future Four out of every five rural and one out of Designed by The Energy and Resources A mix of stainless steel grade in different every five urban households primarily Institute (TERI), an autonomous, not-for- thickness has been used for this stove. depend on direct burning of solid biomass profit research organization working 304 grade of stainless steel has been fuel like fuel wood, crop residue and cattle globally with headquarters in New Delhi, chosen for inner core, where burning of dung in traditional mud stove/ three stone this stainless steel stove uses traditional bio mass takes place, for its ability to fire for cooking. Such traditional cooking biomass such as fuel wood, agriculture withstand higher temperature together practice is characterized by low thermal residue and cattle dung cake as fuel. A with long life on account of its higher efficiency (10%) and emits toxic smoke. fan at the bottom of the stove blows air corrosion resistance. Outer structure, Women (and accompanying children) into the combustion chamber in such a bottom & top plates, legs, all nuts & cooking with a mud stove, particularly in way that the biomass burns with an bolts are made of AISI 202 stainless poorly ventilated kitchens, have improved efficiency than normal open air steel grade. One stove consumes increased risk of pneumonia, respiratory cooking thereby resulting in less smoke nearly 7 kg of stainless steel. diseases, etc. due to household air emission. pollution caused by biomass burning. In Stainless steel offers a maintenance India alone 10 lakh premature deaths are The fan is powered by a Lithium Ion free service life. The need to select a attributed to household air pollution. battery which in turn can be charged by material like stainless steel was Smoke from incomplete combustion of either solar panels (in un-electrified confirmed from the fact that this stove biomass during cooking also emits households) or AC power to cater to will be mostly used in remote rural climate change agents like black carbon. households in un-electrified areas. places where maintenance can be a big Continued on page..3 STAINLESS INDIA / Vol. 18, No.4 Page 1 ISSDA Interaction with Future Architects Mr N C Mathur, President ISSDA, made Special issue of A+D magazine a presentation at the Sushant School of which showcased the new and Art & Architecture, Ansal University, innovative applications of use of Gurgaon on Friday, 8th November, 2013. stainless steel in the ABC sector The presentation was well received by were distributed to the the students and faculties. Mr Mathur students. They were also also made the students aware of a free encouraged to visit ISSDA’s Stainless Steel -Online Speciality website www.stainlessindia.org Course. and to contact ISSDA for any technical help required related to ‘Stainless India’ magazine and brochure stainless steel and its on the Stainless Steel-Online Speciality applications. Course was distributed to the students and faculty. N C Mathur, President ISSDA A Section of the audience World Stainless Steel Production for First Half of 2013 : Mixed results Preliminary figures released by the However the analysis by regions and even volumes the stainless crude steel International Stainless Steel Forum more by individual countries show very production decreased in Japan, Korea (ISSF) show that stainless steel crude mixed results ranging from minus 15% and Taiwan, China. China increased the steel production has been further to plus 15%. stainless steel production in the period growing in the first half of 2013 with an of review by 15.1% to 8.8mmt. Thus increase of 4.6% compared to the same In Asia with China excluded, stainless entire Asia now counts for period of 2012. Total production for the steel production decreased by 3.7% to approximately 70% of the world first six months of 2013 was 18.6 million 4.3 million tons. There was a mixed stainless metric tons (mmt) – these are 0.8 mmt performance of the individual Asian crude steel production. more than in the same period of last countries in the period of review: While Source: International Stainless Steel year and it is another all-time-high. India showed increased production Forum (ISSF) STAINLESS INDIA / Vol. 18, No.4 Page 2 Considering the fact that still large Indian rural households primarily depend on direct burning of solid biomass fuel it can translate into huge market potential for stainless steel. There is lot of enthusiasm in rural communities where these stoves are being promoted with help of local NGOs and women self-help groups. To know more about the stove and its application you can open the link below for a video presentation. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KMNnmv4zGnc For details on innovation kindly contact: Mr. Abhishek Kar problem. Also it is easier to clean and TERI is strongly committed to create Fellow wash the stove with just water or simple innovative solutions for a sustainable The Energy and Resources Institute detergent. future and stainless steel as a material Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex well known for its sustainability goes hand Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 Some typical advantages of this stove in glove with it. Tel: 011-24682100/41504900 compared to tradition mud stove / three Email: [email protected] stone fires (subject to appropriate This stainless steel bio mass stove has www.teriin.org manufacturing and usage) are listed already been tested and certified by below Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. For details of Manufacturer contact: Ministry of Renewable Energy, Mr. Rajesh Saboo Government of India has approved it and Less Fuel RBS Group of Companies has made it technically eligible for all Corporate Office: - 50% less consumption of fuel government funded projects. Several field 9, Vishal Market, First floor, trials has been done in part of rural areas West Mukherjee Nagar, - Reduces drudgery of women of India and positive feed backs are New Delhi – 110009 collecting fuelwood supposed to boost its usage further. Email – [email protected] - Reduced deforestation due to less consumption of fuelwood Less Cooking Time: - Reduces the cooking time by approximately half Less Smoke - 70% reduction in smoke - Less Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) and healthier environment - Less blackening of cooking pots and kitchen walls Local Fuel - Chopped locally available solid biomass - No addition fuel chain supply burden A Demo on Working of Stove in a Rural Area STAINLESS INDIA / Vol. 18, No.4 Page 3 The Tallest National Flag in India Enhance Your Knowledge on Stainless Steel This basic online course can improve your knowledge of stainless steel, its properties, performance and uses. The five interactive e-learning modules can be accessed online from anywhere in India free of cost. You just need to register and start the course which ends with a Q&A session to evaluate your understanding. Each module is uniquely designed to Displaying a combination of Strength and longevity, this improve your knowledge on the subject. The course provides stainless steel flag post is the tallest in India. The a standard level of knowledge and recognized level of monumental flagpole was installed by the Flag Foundation achievement. On completion of the course you will be given a of India and is maintained by the Department of Tourism. certificate of completion. The flagpole is installed on top of the small hillock between The course consists of 5 modules the two gates of the Kanakakkunnu Palace, one of the most recognized historic buildings in the southern Indian state of Module 1 : An introduction to Stainless Steels Kerala. Just a few kilometers away from sea, the stainless steel offers the corrosion resistance required together with Module 2 : Stainless Steel and Corrosion structurally needed good strength to weight ratio. Module 3 : The Mechanical properties of Stainless Steels Supporting a mammoth national flag, this flagpole is a Module 4 : Fabrication of Stainless Steels whopping 65 metres tall and weighs more than 12.5 tonnes. Module 5 : The Metallurgy of Stainless Steels This huge flagpost has a base diameter of 4.5 ft which ends with the top diameter of 1.5 ft. The flag itself is massive, To register for this course go to the measuring 22 meters long and 15 meters wide. To put that URL: http://www.issftraining.org/in/. into a perspective, the structure is visible from almost all parts of the city. 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