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A rocket stove is an efficient wood burning stove that produces more flames, less smoke, and uses less wood. The rocket stove typically has a combustion area for placing wood--horizontal tunnel and a chimney--vertical tunnel. Air comes in through the combustion area burning wood, but heat is efficiently distributed, so one does not have instant heat loss. Mudbrick made of sawdust is the most efficient at retaining heat.
The most efficient use mudbricks, mixed with clay and sawdust.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMR2ANIZ7E
There are numerous configuration and material used:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK-1kvCcVk8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hABYAHLgrck&feature=related
The most basic rocket stove:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hABYAHLgrck&feature=related
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Making an earthen oven
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An earthen oven is a simple oven made of earth. It can be used to bake bread, pizza, etc.
To create an earthen oven, a base foundation will be needed, created of rammed earth, mudbrick, cement, etc.
Then a dome of sand, covered with newspaper is formed.
A mud mixture of sawdust, straw, or any binder is mixed. The first layer of mud applied to the sand dome should be more clay than sand called the thermal layer.
A second layer of mud, the insulation layer should be added, but the mud mixture should be more sand than clay.
An earthen oven is a simple oven made of earth. It can be used to bake bread, pizza, etc.
To create an earthen oven, a base foundation will be needed, created of rammed earth, mudbrick, cement, etc.
Then a dome of sand, covered with newspaper is formed.
A mud mixture of sawdust, straw, or any binder is mixed. The first layer of mud applied to the sand dome should be more clay than sand called the thermal layer.
A second layer of mud, the insulation layer should be added, but the mud mixture should be more sand than clay.
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