IM ABOUT TO START ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STOVE, WITH THE INTENT TO HEAT MY VERY LARGE HOME IN LONDON, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE AN OLD PUB. THE PLAN IS TO LINK THE STOVE WHICH WILL HAVE A BOILER BUILT IN TO ABOUT 8 RADIATORS IN THE PUB.
HAVING MADE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE AT STOVES, I NOW KNOW THAT SIMPLICITY IS BEST AND UNDETERRED AIR FLOW IS EVERYTHING THUS ALLOWING MAXIMUM TURBULENCE IN THE STOVE. I AM AIMING TO HAVE VERY HIGH TEMPS, WITH SECONDARY COMBUSTION BEING PROVIDED BY INJECTING HOT AIR NEAR THE TOP OF THE PRIMARY BURN CHAMBER. HOWEVER THERE IS ALSO TO BE A LARGE SHEET OF GLASS, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A4 PAPER. WOULD IT BE BEST TO BRING ALL THE HOT AIR (THROUGH A LONG CURVING PASSAGE AROUND THE WALLS OF THE BURNER) TO BE INJECTED OVER THE GLASS, THUS GIVING A 'CLEAR VIEW'. OR WOULD IT BE BETTER TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT INJECTIONS OF HOT AIR, ONE FOR THE GLASS, AND ONE FOR THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER, NEAR THE BAFFLE.
ANY THOUGHTS REGARDING THIS WOULD BE MOST WELCOME.
theo