MFRFP Engine Coolant / Hot
Water System
The MFRFP engine coolant system is based on the thermal siphon principle
and is commonly used throughout the developing world. It is a passive
system with no moving parts and hence is extremely reliable.
A thermal siphon works by using the heat from the engine to heat up the
water in the engines water jacket and subsequently dropping the water's
density. The lower density, hot water rises up and out of the engine
through the upper coolant hose. Cooler water from the tank is then pulled
into the engine through the lower coolant hose. This change in the water's
density starts and keeps the water in circulation without the need for a
water pump.
Hot
Water Systems
Existing MFP technology
regards the hot water as waste product and fit their diesel engines with water
tanks designed to disperse this heat into the atmosphere as in the tanks show in
a Benin MFP installation below:
Hot
Water is an asset.
We think of the hot water
created by our Multi Functional Rural Fuel Platform (MFRFP) as a tremendous resource, especially in colder climates
like Afghanistan.
Village
Based Hot Water System
The hot water generated
by the MFRFP can be used for many different uses such as personal hygiene, or
cleaning pots and pans, etc.
Warm
Water Showers for School Kids
We envision that some
communities might place the Multi Functional Rural Fuel Platform next to their village school house and as the MFRFP's diesel engine needs to be cooled, this heat can be used to warm water for washing.
One way to take advantage of
this source of hot water is to let the kids
attending school come into a communal shower at the school house to use
the hot water before attending class. The kids will then associate
school with being warm and clean, so much more likely to attend and have a
positive attitude towards learning.
Space
Heating
There are a number of space
heaters that operate on diesel fuel, but none that we know of that work on
vegetable oil. We envision that there is some potential for a vegetable oil
powered space heater and are investigating the possibilities for deploying such
a unit onto cold climate areas.
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Off-Grid Hot Water Links
EMAS Frost Proof solar heater -
http://www.emas-international.de
E-Solar -
http://www.esolar.com.au
Space Heat Links
Diesel Powered Space Heater -
http://www.itrheat.com/nonpowerindex.html
