[Stoves] Fuel components

[Paul S. Anderson]

Frank.

Yes.  (to your question below).

And that is why I recommend that the burning of the charcoal that is 
created in
a T-LUD is NOT burned in the T-LUD.  I do not know of any stove design (T-LUD
or other type) where the position of the pot is shifted (easily) when the fire
transitions from the flaming combustion to the "tame" radiant-rich embers of
hot charcoal.

About your earlier question, IMHO it is more important to have a fuel that is
capatible with the fuel handling requirements of a stove than it is to have a
fuel that is higher in combustible gases.  True for T-LUDs and probably true
for other combustion devices also.

Paul
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Quoting frank at compostlab.com:

> and one more question:
>
> When designing a wood gas stove it seem its ok for the gas phase to start to
> develop well away from the pot because the fuel is re-ignighted just 
> below the
> pot using secondary air. But when the stove converts to a charcoal stove (all
> the fuel gas components of the fuel has been used up) would it be preferable
> to have the charcoal in a position just a few inches below the pot?
>
> Thanks again
> frank
>
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