I am thinking about fabricating my own gasification boiler (most likely outdoor). But I have a few operational questions for those that are familier with them.
1. The firebox has a hole at the bottom for the gasses to escape and enter the blast chamber, but is there also another air entry point in the firebox say maybe at the top where the forced air enters?
2. How does the fire stay lite at idle is the an electronically controlled door that opens and feeds air to the firebox while at idle or does it use the same opening that's there for the forced air?
3. How does it operate without smoking when it is at idle? I would image an idle fire would produce a lot of smoke especially with wood just sitting on a bed of hot coals and very little air. Is there a cat as well?
That's pretty much the only part of the operation that I am not 100% certain of. Thanks for your help.
1. The firebox has a hole at the bottom for the gasses to escape and enter the blast chamber, but is there also another air entry point in the firebox say maybe at the top where the forced air enters?
2. How does the fire stay lite at idle is the an electronically controlled door that opens and feeds air to the firebox while at idle or does it use the same opening that's there for the forced air?
3. How does it operate without smoking when it is at idle? I would image an idle fire would produce a lot of smoke especially with wood just sitting on a bed of hot coals and very little air. Is there a cat as well?
That's pretty much the only part of the operation that I am not 100% certain of. Thanks for your help.