[TheForge] photos under "inexpensive recuperative forge"

[Jerry Frost]

Bob.

What Jeff did was run his burner tube through a large 
"T" and pipe to the forge. Part of the exhaust is 
routed through the larger pipe surrounding his burner 
tube for the preheat. The open pipe sticking out of the 
"T" is the forge exhaust port, not the burner air 
intake.

It isn't heating the intake air, it's heating the 
air/fuel mix as it runs down the burner tube.

The air intake is on top and looks to be a basic linear 
induction burner. (Aussie, Reil, etc.)

The potential problem with this kind of heat 
exchanger/scavenger is overheating the air/fuel and 
having it ignite in the burner tube. Controlling the 
preheat by blocking the open pipe might work.

Let us know how it works Jeff.

Frosty
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From: <schade at acegroup.cc>


> Jeff,
>
> Glad to see that the photoaccess site worked for you. 
> I took a look at your pictures. The way it looks to 
> me the 'recuperative' part of your forge is the fact 
> that you are drawing in hot combustion air from the 
> area above the door where the heat drifts/blows out? 
> Wouldn't this hot air have less oxygen than cooler 
> air? Wouldn't that actually be reducing the 
> efficiency of your burner?
>
> Maybe I am seeing this all wrong?
>
> Bob
> ______
>