first retort. wow a little dragon
after burn, video
retort video No smoke wouldn't know its happening till one gets close
Don't wast the heat
flaring retort, video. flecks are paint abrading from tin
Get plenty of secondary air for combustion pyrolysis gases. Keep combustion contained
Flaring Retort,
A donkey boiler, aim is to make a combustion device to heat it
old boiler and bits it will be a n efficient stove soon. A task and learning curve ahead.
I don't understand the thermodynamics of this chemistry, alchemy to me. Ill learn
7 minutes from start to boil
fan driven biomass stove
simple efficient wood gas stove
heat shield pot stand
3lt olive oil container, insert 1lt stainless milkshake cup, 20 lt paint tin
approx - 22 minutes burn on 200g hardwood chips
alchemy ?
Early experiment. 1lt milk shake cup as a combustion chamber. A little teacher
Gasifiring
Not very efficient overwhelming secondary air moves combustion out of device. inspired afterburner
parts of a center air TLUD BBQ gas bottle reformer. modified again after this photo
doggy can reformer
Ready for burn - fuel
long wispy flame - inefficient
Afterburner improves combustion. compacts flame space, creates multiple layered burning process. Idea is to get flame moving in a horizontal plane
gets hot. wish I had beter test equipment than eyes nose ears hands nerves system
It boils water as well
Pyrolysis zone beneath the flame.
Time for rebuild, this 4lt paint can is just about finished.
A couple of eggs.
Condensing flue gases. Whats the tea colored liquid recovered
It glows red hot inside when covered. don't through the early experiments, that tin can can again be bits for another
This is a rough concept sketch of the TLUD the idea is to lift combustion temp staggered layered burning to get the CO to react?
First TLUD experiments hey work.
20 gallon oil drum stove. Early iteration fan forced.
20 gallon oil drum stove. gas bottle insert.
The air slots high up were a mistake. they need to be as low as possible. easy to re do.
A Larger stove ,natural draft. 20 gallon oil drum for housing.
difficult to obtain an even burn
inverted to empty on iron sheet. can be crushed in place.
exploring air flow. different shapes heights constrictions change combustion dynamics,
? 'it drags the flame up with intense heat
Have yet to figure yeild
center air experiment.
interesting fire dance
Char
Biochar
Damper control for primary air. Air input at base edge. Upper two thirds part of external lining packed with Perlite and clay.
Simple gas wick
Experimenting with a gas wick
With a wind gard 2lt water boils in 7 min
190 min even burn
Dinner
Its works a charm for grinding charcoal biochar
I stuck it in a big red can, needed to play with it, I have learn't the angular momentum is conserved
Biochar - crushed, graded, steeped in worm juice. + Blood & Bone meal A liter per meter It seems to speed the evolution of some soil processes.
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A Rocket stove works a charm. 5 minutes to set it up no char
