Ethiopia: Rocket Oven Manual for Hilawe and NECAT College

Author(s)

• C. Bryan Edmundson, University of Dayton
• Brad Lonsway, University of Dayton
• Jennifer Meyer, University of Dayton
• Cody Potts, University of Dayton

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-28-2011

Abstract

In the developing world, biomass is a major energy source. It is used in all levels of society from house hold use to the commercial sector. The large and growing need for biomass has created problems including deforestation and point of use health concerns. Deforestation has increased the scarcity of biomass and increased its price. Burning wood in traditional methods is ineffective in both heat and combustion. Incomplete combustion leads to health concerns because of the chemicals and particles released. The method for solving these problems is to create more efficient technology.

This oven is a response to these issues in the area of wood burning ovens. It burns more efficiently and therefore cleaner. Its efficiency reduces the amount of wood used and resulting in lower cost of use. The oven is intended of bakery scale production with two racks measuring 115x69cm.

The purpose of this manual is to demonstrate the construction process. The manual assumes that an experienced craftsman will be constructing the oven. It is a flexible tool to build bakery scale wood burning rocket bread ovens.

eCommons Citation

Edmundson, C. Bryan; Lonsway, Brad; Meyer, Jennifer; and Potts, Cody, "Ethiopia: Rocket Oven Manual for Hilawe and NECAT College" (2011). ETHOS Technical Reports. 76.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ethos_reports/76