Turbococina

The Turbococina is completely made of stainless steel in the shape of a cylinder which contains an internal disk with ten air injectors and two 15 – Watt internal axial fans. The entry and exit of air are regulated with a steel plate. The stove is designed to obtain a heating power of 3.2 Kilowatts with a wood consumption at a nominal power of approximately 800 grams/hour. The stove is mounted on a carbon steel table covered with white paint. The pot capacity is 30 L.

Provided by Tecnologías Ecológicas Centroamericanas S.A, de C.V.

40 years

The United Nations under its Clean Development Mechanism stated that the usage of the Turbococina had the following associated benefits:

• Socio-economic benefits: less time needed to collect the wood, saving of money to buy wood, less time needed for cooking, no smoke and ash released into the air, the cooked food tastes better, the stove is easy to handle and needs less effort to keep it going, it is possible to cook inside the house, and more hygienic.
• Health benefits: reduction of health problems such as respiratory diseases associated with common cooking practices.
• Environmental benefits: fuelwood savings (around 90%), reduction of deforestation in the country, reduction of CO2 emissions, and elimination of NOx emissions.

The Household Energy, Health and Climate Change Research Group from the University of California at Berkeley conducted a field evaluation of the Turbococina in schools at San Lorenzo, Guatemala. The researches stated that the Turbococina shows a significant promise in reducing fuel requirements in schools, but that the evidence that the Turbococina will reduce the exposure of PM 2.5 and CO in the kitchen compared to the Plancha stove was inconsistent.

The safety concerns associated with the usage of wood-burning cookstoves are primarily related to carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide emissions.

Another significant safety concern is domestic accidents such as accidental burning or spill-overs.

Regarding the use of this product, the manufacturer recommends:

• Leaving free space behind the Turbococina and placing it on a horizontal floor surface.
• Before cooking, make sure that the Turbococina is off.
• When cooking, do not touch the air jacket, do not fulfill the pot up to the edges because of overflowing risks when boiling.
• Make sure of using dry wood to avoid smoke production.