I'm talking about a Quad 4100I here.
Steel firebox, surrounded by a light-gauge steel convection jacket. The blower pulls air in from the bottom front of the stove - it goes up the back - and out over the top to the front.
Now. All of this air is moving between the firebox and convection jacket which are SMOOTH.
I'm thinking about adding some "fins" to the inside of the convection jacket to create a sort of maze for the air flow. This would slow the air down and therefore heat it up more. Just like any heat exchanger - surface area is key.
Cons?
Lots of meticulous work
might be noisy - pings and tings
Why don't manufacture's do this? (maybe because it won't work?) - maybe just a cost thing?
Steel firebox, surrounded by a light-gauge steel convection jacket. The blower pulls air in from the bottom front of the stove - it goes up the back - and out over the top to the front.
Now. All of this air is moving between the firebox and convection jacket which are SMOOTH.
I'm thinking about adding some "fins" to the inside of the convection jacket to create a sort of maze for the air flow. This would slow the air down and therefore heat it up more. Just like any heat exchanger - surface area is key.
Cons?
Lots of meticulous work
might be noisy - pings and tings
Why don't manufacture's do this? (maybe because it won't work?) - maybe just a cost thing?