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The Modified Justa Stove is a version of the [[Justa stove]].  This particular version is being disseminated by [[Foro Para el Desarollo Sostentable Stove Dissemination Program]] located in San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas.  The Foro stove team refers to this stove as the ''Justa Mejorada'' which in Spanish means the "Improved Justa."  This page is titles "Modified Justa" because calling this stove an "Improved Justa" may be misleading.  The main modification that characterizes this Modified Justa from the original Justa is in the design of the combustion chamber.  The combustion chamber of the Justa has a metal insert with the classical rocket box shape that has been proven in laboratories to have a high efficiency of transferring energy from the biomass fuel to the cooking surface. 
[[image:Justa5.jpg|thumb|right|Fig 1: Metal insert rocket box style combustion chamber of the traditional Justa Stove.]]


== Summary ==
== Summary ==

Revision as of 05:40, 12 September 2010


The Modified Justa Stove is a version of the Justa stove. This particular version is being disseminated by Foro Para el Desarollo Sostentable Stove Dissemination Program located in San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas. The Foro stove team refers to this stove as the Justa Mejorada which in Spanish means the "Improved Justa." This page is titles "Modified Justa" because calling this stove an "Improved Justa" may be misleading. The main modification that characterizes this Modified Justa from the original Justa is in the design of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber of the Justa has a metal insert with the classical rocket box shape that has been proven in laboratories to have a high efficiency of transferring energy from the biomass fuel to the cooking surface.

Fig 1: Metal insert rocket box style combustion chamber of the traditional Justa Stove.

Summary

Location

Found in Chiapas State of southern Mexico

Organizations using this stove

Foro Para el Desarollo Sostentable Stove Dissemination Program

Building specifications

Materials

Material Dimensions Quantity
row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 1, cell 3
row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 row 2, cell 3

Step by step

More photos courtesy of Foro Para el Desarollo Sostentable Stove Dissemination Program

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