[Stoves] Broken Brick Mixed with Charcoal

[Lanny Henson]

If not broken bricks is there another material and shape that would provide 
a hot irradiative surface and aid in maintaining air passages through the 
fuel?
Lanny

>----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andrew" <list at sylva.icuklive.co.uk>
To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Broken Brick Mixed with Charcoal


> On Sunday 23 December 2007 06:08, Tom Miles wrote:
>> Insulative fire bricks would have a two useful attributes in a
>> wood or coal fire. First they would provide a hot radiative
>> surface which would keep the local temperature up and help burnout
>> the fuel. Second they would retain heat transferring it more
>> slowly to the pot.
>
> Would they not also aid in maintaining air passages through the fuel?
>
> AJH
>
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