[Stoves] Comments about T-LUDs

[AJH]

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:41:51 -0400, Jeff Davis wrote:

>> So, why do we have T-LUDs (IDDs) instead of simply having DD downdraft
>> devices? Because T-LUD technology lends itself to making very SMALL
>> gasifiers. 
>
>Or is it that it is much easier to move the air through the IDD than the DD?

Also much easier to make use of the heat as you can just stick a pot
on it, a natural draught down draught stove will need a long chimney
(the long upright of the J) to draw air down through the fuel, this
means the secondary combustion area needs to be under the depression
of the chimney and hence the heat has to be extracted via a hob plate.

AJH