[Gasification] [Stoves] Wick Burners: Martin's Tea Time Candle Stove

[Thomas Reed]

Dear Frank:

TLUD gasifiers are so simple that people neglect the fact that charcoal 
forms first and then acts as a reformer for the emerging gases generated 
by the flamining pyrolysis zone.  The cardboard fire has no place to 
form any charcoal.

TOM REED

frank wrote:
> Martin,
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> To report a failure. I stripped the backing off a sheet of corrugated 
> cardboard to make it easy to roll into a tube, stuffed it into a 
> cardboard toilet paper tube, slid it into a pipe and lit the top end..  
> smoke
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> My thinking is the cardboard has small tubes that goes the length of 
> the  6" strip that would carry air up the rolled tube to the fire on 
> top. The tubes could be 'loaded' into the barrel with spring holding 
> them against the top.  The inside of the tube needs  sharp points in the 
> inside pointing up to prevent them from falling so you can load in 
> another from the bottom as they are used. I am thinking the barrel would 
> be at a 45 deg. angle to make them easy to light at the top, easy to 
> load from outside the stove and the ash would fall out of the way. I am 
> disappointed my first attempt worked to poorly. Not sure if its the fuel 
> or the air or something else.
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> If we can do this the small fire we need for you to make your tea and me 
> to make a hot pot of soup from the steam and finish with a cup of coffee 
> from the steamer  would be permanently placed at the most efficient spot 
> under the pot.
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> Frank
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>> I would like to hear more about your idea with fuel-sticks.
>> How do you get them easily "self-burning" like candles?
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>> We will keep the wicks in mind!
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>> Regards
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>> Martin
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