[Stoves] Understanding "charcoal making" stoves. Was: energy lost in charcoal making and briquetting

[Steve Taylor]

AJH wrote:
> On
> This fails on the definition of a retort, which is an enclosed vessel,
> so the combustion products don't pass through.
>   

Bugger.

Mk II

Stove, a high temperature reaction vessel, supplied with air by some 
means wherein pyrolytic reduction of organic materials takes place.
Reaction heat and/or reaction products are utilised externally ?


Steve