Hi all, this is my UNPROVEN process submission for
RMH toward generating charcoal. This may have already been invented & proven, I just haven't seen it like this, I know that many have proven the
RMH Rocket Mass Heater, so I'm hopeful of this add on charcoal making process. I'm hoping to build this outside the house initially at least, and my hope is that I would be able to have several portable 35 gallon barrels, each for different stages in the charring process. The first 35 gallon barrel is 'cooking' atop the RMH 55 gallon burn barrel. As the pix shows, the syngas is simply piped via a removable/flexible hi-heat hose for additional fuel to use in the RMH burn tunnel. The second 35 gallon barrel is staged nearby for
cooling, while the charcoal within continues to cook on its own, this 'cooling stage' continues to emit syngas, and
should be also piped to the RMH burn tunnel intake manifold. The third 35 gallon barrel is staged nearby also, it is being filled with dry raw wood products. This third 35 gallon barrel is rotated with the other barrels, based on the stage of the charcoaling process.
Also my picture does NOT show a 'working/cat walk area' that is located above the RMH, because the lifting and emptying of the filled portable 35 barrels should be such that if the barrel is dropped or knocked over, the distance to the platform is not much. The catwalk would be such that the operator can roll filled barrels into and out of place, upon the top of the RMH 55 barrel heat source.
Also my picture does NOT show the staging areas of the various barrels, which could be racks just above the RMH exhaust pipes, so that the staged 35 gallon barrels can be part of the mass heat absorption, to help dry the fresh supply wood. And to also absorb some of radiant heat given off by the 35 gallon barrel during the cooling process. Like perhaps another special 35 gallon barrel LID, that has (2) manifold pipes on the lid, one connected via flexible pipe to 'the cooling barrel' and the LID is placed on the raw wood barrel, and the second pipe on this special lid...is connected to the burn tunnel manifold, thereby drawing hot gases off the cooling barrel, drawn thru the raw wood barrel (to dry & increase the raw wood temperature), and then onto the burn tunnel to be incinerated.
Also I have thoughts of a non-flammable throw rug to be hitched around the 35 gallon & 55 gallon barrels at same time during the charcoal cooking stage, this is because of outdoor wind & temperatures and rain problems.
james beam;)