[Stoves] Charcoal Rocket Stove, Charing in a"low-cost retort kiln"ICPS

[adam u partner]

Kevin Chisholm schrieb:
> Dear AD
>
> I haven't done this myself, but as I understand from others, a drum of 
> ignited charcoal will "breathe."
>
> Basically, as it starts to cool, it draws in air that burns more 
> charcoal. The drum heats up, and the inflow of air stops. The drum then 
> starts to cool, and then draws in more air...
>
> Is there perhaps a secondary mechanism that is working for you?
>
> Specifically, is it possible that with the relatively small volume of 
> char in your drums, the heat loss happens rapidly enough such that the 
> char is cooled below its ignition point faster than it can be re-ignited 
> by in-leaking air?
>
> Can you visualize any other mechanism that may be at play, to quench the 
> charcoal and avoid "breathing loss?"
>   

AS THE "low-cost retort kiln" WORKS WITH AN EXTERNAL
FIRE BOX, PART OF THE OXYGEN IS ALREADY BURNT IN THE
FIR BOX AND EVEN OF THE OIL DRUM WILL "breath" THE CHAR
WILL ONLY PARTLY BURN.
= Chris A.
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
>
>   

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