<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Christa,</div><div><br></div><div>I have done that too. If the TLUD is very poorly tuned, you can get nasty deposits from "dry" wood pellets. I have made some very nice creosote from wood pellets with TLUDS that were operating at too low a temp and had a very poor fuel air ratio with insufficient turbulence in the burning gases.</div><div><br></div><div>I find that, with proper tuning, I can achieve clean results from about any fuel, including freshly cut wood chips @ 40% moisture content. I can say this from experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, I am working in TLUD powered retorts heated from the bottom with gas jets coming out from the top. These are the opposites of TLUDS as they are Bottom Up designs. So far so good. More to come...</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Jock</div><div><br>Extract CO2 from the atmosphere!</div><div><br>On Jul 30, 2013, at 1:57 AM, CHRISTA ROTH <<a href="mailto:stoves@foodandfuel.info">stoves@foodandfuel.info</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://438/">The TLUD only if you have a well processed dry predictable fuel. otherwise you can coat the entire fins in a 'varnish' from condensed vapors and that is no tun at all to scrub off, not even from a flat bottom pot (done that…)<div>Christa (from the bush in Benin, with patchy internet access)<br><div><br><div><div>Am 29.07.2013 um 23:31 schrieb "Andreatta, Dale A." <<a href="mailto:dandreatta@sealimited.com">dandreatta@sealimited.com</a>>:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Yes, a TLUD would have a lot less soot. Charcoal stoves too. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The message from Todd Albi mentioned a Turbopot, whose website I just checked out. It also claims fantastic results. Who knew there were all these finned pots out there?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dale<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stoves [mailto:stoves-<a href="mailto:bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Tom Miles<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, July 28, 2013 2:27 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Stoves] Cajun Rocket Pot<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Is a TLUD likely to have less soot buildup on fins?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Tom<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Stoves mailing list</span><br><span></span><br><span>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address</span><br><span><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:</span><br><span><a href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</a></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>