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I found an article while looking around at different stove designs from Aprovecho in Oregon, they design DIY-style stoves that operate very efficiently that can be built from common and affordable materials. They do a lot of work in the developing world designing stoves that are easy and wickedly efficient, and Dr. Winiarski is brilliant in his understanding of this branch of physics. I learned a lot from this site, about a 58 page article with many different innovative designs and plenty of solid science and illustration. A great primer for the uninitiated. go to www.aprovecho.org and click the "designing improved wood-burning stove" PDF file. Invaluable. This article was what kindled (hee hee) my interest in the finer points of wood stove design and eventually led me to the Hearth forums to begin with. Enjoy! I'm not affiliated or soliciting anything, it's just a great read.
I found an article while looking around at different stove designs from Aprovecho in Oregon, they design DIY-style stoves that operate very efficiently that can be built from common and affordable materials. They do a lot of work in the developing world designing stoves that are easy and wickedly efficient, and Dr. Winiarski is brilliant in his understanding of this branch of physics. I learned a lot from this site, about a 58 page article with many different innovative designs and plenty of solid science and illustration. A great primer for the uninitiated. go to www.aprovecho.org and click the "designing improved wood-burning stove" PDF file. Invaluable. This article was what kindled (hee hee) my interest in the finer points of wood stove design and eventually led me to the Hearth forums to begin with. Enjoy! I'm not affiliated or soliciting anything, it's just a great read.
