I understand that you are THE man when it comes all this mathemagician stuff. If you have to guess, then my feeble little mind doesn't stand a chance.Pete Mazz wrote:The part of the equation I'm guessing at is what IS the optimal flow rate thru a RF smoker?
To have the same flow rate, velocity has to increase. The velocity thru the intakes would be high, less thru the throat and BP gap, less again thru the CC and finally higher thru the stack. If you're using an adjustable BP gap, you're changing the airs velocity.mp4 wrote:I was thinking the velocity would be higher in the chimney, but it should be the same through the firebox, throat and cook chamber, right?
So not exactly the balanced approach that we are striving for then, right? That helps make sense of it all...we want stead and even flow and when velocities change we end up with a herky, jerky air flow.Pete Mazz wrote:To have the same flow rate, velocity has to increase. The velocity thru the intakes would be high, less thru the throat and BP gap, less again thru the CC and finally higher thru the stack. If you're using an adjustable BP gap, you're changing the airs velocity.mp4 wrote:I was thinking the velocity would be higher in the chimney, but it should be the same through the firebox, throat and cook chamber, right?