Vortex brick stove 6,3"/160mm

[hof]

I am installing a new stove in the second part of the workshop. The first stove worked well, but its heat was concentrated around the chest, not the legs. In the second workshop, the floor is cold, so there is a desire to make a stove, which would have warmth closer to the floor. I drew a variant with two bells. What do you think? If we count all surfaces in general, then the ISA is about 6 m2. If need to make ISA less, I may close rear wall of stove. This stove need to be collect big heat. May be, to add some ribs, use a damper and to make a double firing a day?

[hof]

Another variant.

[Orange]

you can lower the firebox, and make DSR2 with exit port on the side and direct gasses to mass below like I did.

[hof]

Nov 26, 2021 15:36:40 GMT -8 Orange said:

you can lower the firebox, and make DSR2 with exit port on the side and direct gasses to mass below like I did.

Want to see how flame dances.
Stright DSR2 and normal riser are too long for this stove.

[hof]

Will it works?

[fiedia]

I guess your design should help to get higher temperature in at mid height of your bell. I plan also to build 2 bells on top of each other but to heat two different rooms.

If you want to heat larger area of the bell, there is also the possibility to build a bell low and large but it requires more floor area.

A complementary direction is how you place the firebox. I measured from my last prototype that the firebox is providing as much heat as the heat riser. I decided to use this heat source by sticking it to the bell walls as much as possible. I even put half of it outside the bell. You can look at this project here

In your design, most of the heat provided by the firebox goes to the bell ceiling.

I have a question regarding your last stove. Up to now, the bells I built with a single skin (one wall of bricks) were stinking. In summer when the house is colder than outside, it gives a strong smell of wood smoke. I got rid of this by surrounding the bell with a second skin. I saw that your last stove had walls with only one layer of bricks. Is it tight or does it smell sometimes?

[hof]

Nov 27, 2021 13:58:26 GMT -8 fiedia said:

Is it tight or does it smell sometimes?

No smell.

[hof]

Nov 27, 2021 13:58:26 GMT -8 fiedia said:

but it requires more floor area.

No space.

[hof]

"Playing" with forms and sizes.

[hof]

Basement.

[hof]

Final version.

[shur]

Олег , ты забыл о байпасе , у тебя могут быть большие проблемы , особенно при первой растопке . Пока не поздно исправь это . И да , вторичную камеру я бы сделал повыше на треть .

Oleg, you forgot about the bypass, you may have big problems, especially during the first kindling. Before it's too late, fix it. And yes, I would make the secondary camera a third higher.

[hof]

Dec 8, 2021 11:35:12 GMT -8 shur said:

Олег , ты забыл о байпасе , у тебя могут быть большие проблемы , особенно при первой растопке . Пока не поздно исправь это . И да , вторичную камеру я бы сделал повыше на треть .

Oleg, you forgot about the bypass, you may have big problems, especially during the first kindling. Before it's too late, fix it. And yes, I would make the secondary camera a third higher.

I copy Vortex stove. He shared all dimensions.

Bypass planned.

[Vortex]

A bypass is good for use while lighting the stove when the door is open, but I don't recommend using it when the door is closed. I open and close them together, if I could link the bypass to the door, so it opened and closed with the door I would, but I cant see an easy way to do it.

I would also make the top chamber large enough so you have room for adjustment, you can easily make it smaller by adding pieces in but making it larger is a lot harder. That's why there are 3 layers in the drawings.

[hof]