A playing-card deck sized, logistics-fuel Pocket Stove design employing a compact, low power electrostaticatomizer is proposed. Micron sized logistic fuel sprays are generated at one bar operating pressure ( 15 psi ) by a Spray Triode electrostatic atomized. A Single "AA" cell, coupled to a compact DC-DC converter provides the low milli-watt level electrical power necessary for over 1000 hours of operation. Battery replacement is not required. Controlled by a single know, the self-dispersive charged spray preferentially flows toward an integral catalytic screen. Requiring a match for ignition and a "standard fuel bottle" pressurized to one bar, the unit is rugged, completely self-contained, and capable of operation in any position. Optionally, the design can accommodate an integral, spring-actuated reservoir capable of providing approximately an hour of isolated, "stand-alone", operation. Operational reliability is enhanced by an anti-clogging design feature. Technically mature technology, and the packaging-ergonomics-usability expertise of Arthur D. Little, Inc., assures that the six-month, Phase I effort will culminate in a prototype Packet Stove design capable of satisfying all of the stated requirements. Prototype Beta-testing and commercial exploitation will be undertaken during the Phase II
Keywords: Pocket Stove Logistics Fuels Micro-Burner Electrostatic Atomizer Squad Stove Diesel Jet-A Fuel
