[Stoves] Broken Brick Mixed with Charcoal

[Thomas Reed]

Dear All:

I like the "broken brick" approach.  The flame temperature of carbon 
sitting on a grate is >2000 C and it can melt grates.  Even if it 
doesn't, it radiates a tremendous amount of heat (up to 1/2) below the 
grate.  The broken bricks (or quartz pebbles) will form an insulating 
layer as the carbon burns out.

This can be called a "Stone Grate" after my friend Charley Stone....

TOM REED      BEF

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Tom Miles wrote:
> Lava rock. 
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> Tom
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Lanny Henson
> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 3:19 AM
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Broken Brick Mixed with Charcoal
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> 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
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