RMD / Design services
Combustion design,
from concept to field trials.
For manufacturers, organisations and project teams developing stoves, heaters or biomass systems. We shape the work around the application and the stage you have reached.
Design & development
Heat, materials
and real conditions.
Combustion design
Thermal and fluid design for stoves, burners and heaters. Define the fuel, heat requirements and operating conditions, then develop a geometry to investigate.
Product development
Requirements, concepts, modelling, prototypes and design for manufacture. Review materials, fabrication and maintenance as the product takes shape.
Field testing & iteration
Work with partners to plan measurements and learn from use. Assess changes against evidence, with test scope and responsibilities agreed for the project.
System integration
Consider a combustion unit within the wider heating application, including installation constraints, controls, operation and the questions requiring specialist review.
Regional manufacturing
Build from an
established stove design.
For suitable partners, RMD proposes a scoped materials and design package, including SolidWorks files, with a fee and royalty arrangement. The specific product rights, region and commercial terms are reviewed first.
Himalayan Rocket Stove in India is a public example of design moving into local manufacture. A new region needs its own assessment and agreement.
Explore design licensingBurn Lab / Prototype for Testing
Explore stove geometry
before the next prototype
Burn Lab is a browser workspace for stove geometry and exploratory heat-and-draft studies. The model depends on assumptions and needs calibration against measurements.
It does not predict emissions or establish safe operating conditions. Use it to explore questions, with its limitations in view.
Explore the prototypeA first conversation
Talk through your project
Tell us what you want to heat, the fuel and region, any existing design, and the constraints you already know.