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=== Design considerations ===
=== Design considerations ===
* Fuel source
* Fuel source
** Cordwood
** Cordwood (8ft x 4ft x 4ft)
** Local Trees: Osage Orange
http://www.ehow.com/list_7179572_dangers-burning-osage-wood-fireplace_.html burns very hot! Beware! Must mix with other woods.
 
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** Pelletized fuel
** Pelletized fuel
** Other biomass
** Other biomass
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* Heat circulation
* Heat circulation
* Overnight (untended) performance
* Overnight (untended) performance
* Use waste heat from on-site energy systems (steam engine, shop power cubes, etc)


=== Design guides ===
=== Design guides ===
* [http://www.aprovecho.org/lab/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=18&format=raw Aprovecho open source heating stove design pamphlet]
* [http://www.aprovecho.org/lab/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=18&format=raw Aprovecho open source heating stove design pamphlet]
* [http://dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub781.pdf Russian style stove]
=== See also ===
[http://www.heatkit.com/ HeatKit] masonry stove kit

Latest revision as of 22:22, 14 December 2013

Space heating is required for year-round occupancy of bulidings such as the Hab Lab.

Design considerations

  • Fuel source
    • Cordwood (8ft x 4ft x 4ft)
    • Local Trees: Osage Orange

http://www.ehow.com/list_7179572_dangers-burning-osage-wood-fireplace_.html burns very hot! Beware! Must mix with other woods.

Osage orange fruit.jpg Osage orange identification.gif

    • Pelletized fuel
    • Other biomass
    • Burnable waste from site
  • Heating load (BTU/hr)
  • Heat circulation
  • Overnight (untended) performance
  • Use waste heat from on-site energy systems (steam engine, shop power cubes, etc)

Design guides

See also

HeatKit masonry stove kit