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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. | |||
[[Image:osage_orange_fruit.jpg|300px]] | |||
[[Image:osage_orange_identification.gif|300px]] | |||
** Pelletized fuel | ** Pelletized fuel | ||
** Other biomass | ** Other biomass | ||
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.
- 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