[Stoves] stoves 101

[revjcsd at juno.com]

Crispin,

Would you point me to introductory posts re:

"...to give the flames a change (sic) to burn out 
before getting to the pot"

Thanks.
Juanito
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>Another problem disks with central apertures used as concentrator rings is that they direct the how pyrolytic gases AWAY from the secondary air coming in from the edges.

 

Well, that is just because the design is bad. 

Generally speaking, for ND-TLUD?s 
the secondary air should be introduced 
just above the top line of the fuel. 

This is in order to keep the stove 
as short as possible (because tall stoves are unsafe) 
and to give the flames a change to burn out 
before getting to the pot.