[Stoves] Stoves Digest, Vol 136, Issue 4

[A J]

I really appreciate the interest I have received for this stove design.  I'm excited to share two videos with all of you.

The first part shows the construction of the stove and explains a few things about its operation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q6eGly2wAWn18clUqCR3AcXabm7pZAVM/view?usp=drivesdk

This Second Part shows the operation of the stove in more detail.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q8c1hNaC_IiPapySfirLnKTlC4soJt-u/view?usp=drivesdk

The last part shows me lighting the gasses inside the chimney and that is exactly the wrong thing to do.  The draft increased the stove temperature by a lot and took some skill and time to get it back to burning property.  Primary Air adjustment capabilities would help.

       Ronal, I will send you the exact time and weights in a couple days to your personal email if that is okay with you. Most of the heat comes from the top of the stove.  The fuel chamber lid read 300F~ 400F, the 8" Chimney read about 200F, The top lid read 600F ~ 800F on the bird's eye view.  It's a cheap infrared gun and I've not used one before.  The flames read around 1000F.  I expected it to be hotter.  The outer wall read 34F.

    I will also be posting a video of this stove burning during the daytime on my YouTube channel tomorrow.  I'm hoping the flames are not 100% invisible again and at least the blue can be seen easily.

Before everyone gets too excited, There are a few kinks to work out:

1 This stove design currently hates anything but light wind.

2. Very near the end of the burn the flame will not sustain itself above the screen and will drop into the chimney naturally and burn like a TLUD does at the end of its burn.  Probably the right time to close up the stove and begin cooling.

3 Tars build up inside the walls of the fuel chamber and may ignite if you open the lid.  This is great to light with the lid open if you want all the biochar glowing at once before quenching, but on colder still nights the steam will cover a small town with fog.

4 It's too tall for cooking.  I'll post a version of a cook stove

5 Invisible flames are dangerous!

6 It's not quite as warm as a propane porch heater.

Thank you for your time and considerations.  I'm trying to help.

Aaron Wingle

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