On Sunday 16 October 2011 14:57:47 Alex English wrote: > Andrew, > > The "second stage" chamber is a large water tube heat exchanger which, > by design, the flame from the gasifier enters. > It is large enough to accept large wood in the event of an automation > failure of the chip system. In this mode or in combining modes, any > "sophistication" will be lost. Changes in air metering, air mixing > and residence time will compromise combustion quality even before the > "air is shut off". Offgas is likely condensing on/in tubes, chimney and > our atmospheric commons.
Sounds like you are familiar with it. I live very close to a Kingston but not as close as you and if I visit Canada it would have to be summer. I appreciate the reference to commons. > > Why worry? Congenital problem refined by code from generations of survivors, even if logic suggests I'm travelling a road to nowhere. AJH _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] 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/
