Glenn Herbert wrote:I notice your plan shows windows set deeply into the south wall. This will cause the glass to be shaded much of the day except near noon, drastically reducing solar gain. I think you would get much better results putting the glass near the exterior face of the wall.
windows will be outside 50 cm thick walls so man can sit there contemplating like in movies
in the kitchen kids can sit there the other side of the table when im chopping.
allen lumley wrote:
This is only my latest interpretation of what goes on within the Heat Riser, (which I think we all agree works as a 1st, primary chimney) and the Barrel, and the words are my
own, I claim no special knowledge! Everything said here relates only to the functioning of a Good R.M.H. !
Not only does a Well insulated Heat Riser create the High flow rate, high Volume flow of Hot Exhaust gases, these hot exhaust gases by their very nature is/are packed with
'potential energy' !
The rapid cooling of the until then Hot Exhaust gases, from their contact against the skin of the Top and sides of the Barrel, allows them to fall rapidly through the transition area
and flow out the horizontal pipe ! The turbulence created within both of these sections creates both more heat, and the Rocket-y sounds that you hear !
Failure of the External skin of a R.M.H. to radiate sufficient heat will eventually cause the Flow of the Hot Exhaust Gases to stall as the temperature within the R.M.H. equalizes
everywhere ! This is even more pronounced when the Heat Riser is poorly insulated, as enough heat can then leak through the Heat Risers External wall - into the area of the
barrel or exterior skin of the R.M.H. to cause that 'stalling' to occur at a higher temperature and sooner ! Massive fail, and a living space filled with smoke !