I agree with Big T on the small fire. Here was my center feed build..Big T wrote: ↑August 5th, 2020, 8:25 pmI also think it's an interesting design. The pit calculator doesn't work for a center feed design, it takes into account the heat loss through the top of the FB. On a center feed there's very little heat loss since the throat is at the top of the FB, they're very efficient. This leads to having a very small fire to run the cooker, a lot of guys use charcoal as fuel because it's easier to control. I also look forward to seeing you finish your build.
The high efficiency is actually easier to design on a normal reverse stack, also is against smoke, since it does make the burn more clean,dacolson wrote: ↑August 5th, 2020, 12:12 pmLove the creative approach. I’ve read a bit about high efficiency stoves in Norway. Interested to see how it plays out for you.
Few thoughts:
1. If you put a plate angled across the top of your FB where your white line/arrow is, you will reduce the volume of the FB. Make sure you are watching your volume calculations.
2. On the FB/CC opening, round or square doesn’t matter as long as your area calculations work out.
3. On the baffle plate, I agree w dirtytires - you want it to heat up and spread that heat across the entire CC. I would stick with mild steel In my opinion. For BP placement, most folks aim for about 3” below the bottom cook rack. The BP height above the bottom of the CC is not as important as the gaps between the end of the BP and the end sides of your CC where they constrict airflow. That area can be calculated in the online calculator section - http://www.smokerbuilder.com/forums/vie ... 144&t=5474
Very cool pit build. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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