Crispin, And if by popping up under the fire be taken to mean provide fresh fuel behind the combustion surface, then, side feeding of fresh fuel into the combustion zone, from behind the active combustion zone would seem to qualify, no? That quite aside, May you all who attach religious intentions to this holiday so enjoy it. May all for whom it is an opportunity to reunite with friends and family, may you enjoy it too Come to think of it there is-- or should not be much difference, eh? Richard Stanley Www.legacyfound.org
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 21, 2010, at 10:40 PM, "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Richard > > It could make a difference, but the real problem with that is the difficult > of getting the fuel to pop up under the existing fire. > > There are large coal burners that are screw fed from below. Placing lignite > on top of a glowing bed of coals boils off all the volatiles. It is just not > how to burn coal. Feeding it from the side would not change that much. > > Regards > Crispin > > > Crispin / Andrew, > Please tell me why adding a side feed feature to this stove would not > greatly improve the cool down start up problem /smoke/ you are experiecning > with your batch feed process ? > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > Stoves mailing list > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > [email protected] > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address Stoves mailing list to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/ [email protected] http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org
