Engineering development of a clean burning residential wood stove

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6675248

Knoke, G S; Malte, P C; Butler, G W

Results are presented of a survey undertaken to assess the basic problems of residential wood stoves and the design approaches for the development of a clean wood-burning stove. It is determined that mean combustion temperatures approaching 1000C are needed, and that well-mixed, well-aerated flames are essential for low emissions. Also, controlled pyrolysis hot char-volatiles interaction, and controlled air flow are important considerations for clean burning of sticks and logs. The development of a mathematical and computational model of the residential wood stove based upon gasification, pyrolysis, combustion, fluid dynamic, and heat transfer processes in the stove is discussed. It is determined that a modular stove for laboratory testing and prototype design is feasible.

• Research Organization: Flow Research, Inc., Kent, WA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6675248
• Report Number(s): PB-84-185628
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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