Hi Lynxsteam, did you take this further? Did you build a full size stove? I can see your 3cyl engine in the shot, did you ever connect it to the stove? Best Wishes, RHS
great project but you could get more heat out of the rocket with a reburn drum but hold it up about 3 inches and it will put more heat down chimney see permies.com rocket greenhouse
The experiment has a bit of backdraft at the firebox during warm-up but otherwise seems to work. An engineer can help with the construction specifications for later versions.
@LynxSteam ... If you have smoke comming out of the "hopper" end... you doing it wrong.. In fact you shouldn't have any smoke comming out of either end... A proper rocket stove re-burns the smoke in the riser pipe.
I really don't understand what is going on here, other than a rocket stove that is making steam. I understand the principal, it's just that the writing is so small I can't read it. If your going to give instructions, you should make it readable to those viewing. Looks like a great project.
brilliant work. Us fans would love some narration on how you made it, and the tiny text on your black background transtions is too small to read. I'd like to know if the tank inside the stack is a scuba tank? what did you use fro the boiler. Again GREAT JOB!
A feature of a rocket stove is a very high temperature. The very high temperature of the combustion chamber allows for a much more complete combustion, basically burning the smoke and soot. If you have a water jacket around the combustion chamber, it will dramatically lower the operating temperature, become inefficient, and create various problems. I think the solution would be to install your boiler after the combustion using the very hot exhaust gasses to heat the water. Great idea though!
One feature of a rocket stove is a very high temperature. The very high temperature of the combustion chamber allows for a much more complete combustion, basically burning the smoke and soot. If you have a water jacket around the combustion chamber, it will dramatically lower the operating temperature, become inefficient, and create various problems. I think the solution would be to install your boiler after the combustion using the very hot exhaust gasses to heat the water.
Did you buy that or make it? and if you made if how did you get the pressure guage and release valve in it? I've been wanting to make a small boiler just for a fun project and run a small steam engine.
Couldn't some one use this concept, to not only heat your water, but the entire house along with using the steam to turn turbines to generate electricity,, all from the same energy source??? It seems to me if an engineer sat down and thought about,, It could be done
This system would work better if he was using the rocket stove correctly.
feeding the wood from the top wastes alot of wood and cannot give a 100% fuel burn.
The intake tube should have a plate separating it into 2 half circles. Place the wood on the top and the air flows in underneath. Only the tips of the wood burn this way so you use a lot less fuel. Because there is less hard fuel to burn the fire can concentrate more on the tips of the wood and burn at a far higher temperature.
@07BlackCobaltLS The top feed is not necessarily the problem. What is CLEARLY a problem is that he is using a top feed method, but then opening a separate air intake, causing heat and smoke to come out of the fuel/air feed. Further, IS THAT THING ENCASED IN WOOD???? I see blackening on part of it...hope that's just soot. If that's wood, you are going to have an unintended fire. Lastly, what is the purpose of generating the steam? a steam engine?
i love your work on a monotube boiler, i will be building one for my twin 3" dia x 4 steam engine. my plan is to wood fire it, and only burn the gas for the boiler, and control it by bleeding off excess heat and gas, 100 ft of 1 inch copper coil on top, and 150 ft of 1/2 inch copper coil on bottom for the water. with a 150 pop off, at top, and a 80 pop off also which i can close off if wanted. that way i will be able to use it like a gas fired one, any comments welcome
Caro LinxSteam, muito bom e eficiente seu rocket stove. Estou fazendo uns experimentos em meu quintal e já estou com ideia de fabricar um fogão usando o seu modelo. Com esse aquecedor de água, então...
I have a thirty foot launch that I'm rebuilding with a 5hp compound steam engine that takes 150 lb max with a steam consumption rate of about 145lbs per hour. Could a boiler unit like this power that engine? I hope so. I need a boiler and yours is about the right size to fit. When I'm finished I'm going to name her the African Queen.
wow works just like a steam powered train. I have been working on a rocket stove of my own. nothing like yours mine is just for cooking. I hope to finish and have it posted by this summer. will send you a video if you like.
this rocket stove would be great energy source for a still. nice hot fire, not using as much wood.
You're a great builder, Lynxsteam.
Where are you located? If I was more mechanical (or if there was some explanation w/ the vid) I'd know what you were doing. Can't read the white text on the black background, it looks fuzzy.
Thank you for this, and send me a pm - are you interested in developing this into a marketable product?
I am learning you tube. Videos that show a lot and explain a lot are more interesting. I am trying to talk more in recent videos. Also, I shoot the video when I have the time and I don't prepare. Thanks for the encouragement. My hope is that people build on what I do.
Really nice work, but please be very careful the pipe could easily rupture and scold everyone. Remember even one PSI pressure on this pipe is 3.14*10 inches * 24 inches pipe length = 720 pounds per one PSI increase in pressure. This means that at 60 PSI you have 21 tons of pressure contained by the pipe. Super, super dangerous. Be careful! This is why boilers have pressure ratings and need to be certified by an engineer.
Thank you, yes I make all this stuff. I am a crazy inventor and determined to get something useful from all this work. What I am finding in all this is that the answer lies in the less than obvious. Its like threading a needle to get efficiency and keep it affordable. I am getting closer. I wish I had a team like Edison had. The two things I think are most promising are the rotary linked to the Axial Flux alternator, and the Vawt wind turbine linked to the same.
@LynxSteam Yeah, cause Edison's team was the real show. Edison was a dipshit. If it wasn't for his team he'd be nothing. A real inventor and innovator is Nikola Tesla. Keep up the good work though.
perlite is not pearl lit.
Duckyistrippin 2 weeks ago
Hi Lynxsteam, did you take this further? Did you build a full size stove? I can see your 3cyl engine in the shot, did you ever connect it to the stove? Best Wishes, RHS
Rockinghorseshart 2 weeks ago
great project but you could get more heat out of the rocket with a reburn drum but hold it up about 3 inches and it will put more heat down chimney see permies.com rocket greenhouse
returdable 3 weeks ago
The experiment has a bit of backdraft at the firebox during warm-up but otherwise seems to work. An engineer can help with the construction specifications for later versions.
bcschmerker 3 weeks ago
Keep it up!
Vilibrato 3 weeks ago
@LynxSteam ... If you have smoke comming out of the "hopper" end... you doing it wrong.. In fact you shouldn't have any smoke comming out of either end... A proper rocket stove re-burns the smoke in the riser pipe.
secularheathen 1 month ago
Ironic how it is built in a pine box. I hope you only plan on using that device outside lest you may end up in one.
:-)
2bornot2b1984 2 months ago
Very cool!!! critique: Pressure relief valve for safety!!!
Landotter1 3 months ago 2
I really don't understand what is going on here, other than a rocket stove that is making steam. I understand the principal, it's just that the writing is so small I can't read it. If your going to give instructions, you should make it readable to those viewing. Looks like a great project.
BubbleFairie 4 months ago
make a good steam bath for winter.
99cachorro 5 months ago
Wish I had money like that.
DobermansRock 8 months ago
People seldom realize the fire phenomena that occurs. It's marvelous to see when the flame all of sudden changes direction.
Please keep doing this excellent job and let us all know about your newest inventions
depassaj 9 months ago
brilliant work. Us fans would love some narration on how you made it, and the tiny text on your black background transtions is too small to read. I'd like to know if the tank inside the stack is a scuba tank? what did you use fro the boiler. Again GREAT JOB!
ColumbiaArtz 9 months ago
A feature of a rocket stove is a very high temperature. The very high temperature of the combustion chamber allows for a much more complete combustion, basically burning the smoke and soot. If you have a water jacket around the combustion chamber, it will dramatically lower the operating temperature, become inefficient, and create various problems. I think the solution would be to install your boiler after the combustion using the very hot exhaust gasses to heat the water. Great idea though!
jdashe1672 9 months ago
One feature of a rocket stove is a very high temperature. The very high temperature of the combustion chamber allows for a much more complete combustion, basically burning the smoke and soot. If you have a water jacket around the combustion chamber, it will dramatically lower the operating temperature, become inefficient, and create various problems. I think the solution would be to install your boiler after the combustion using the very hot exhaust gasses to heat the water.
jdashe1672 9 months ago
I need one of these.
FinalExitRadio 9 months ago
Bonjour, superbe !!!! merci pour votre vidéo et donc de partager.
Salutations, Franck
franck61700 11 months ago
way to go!
beetelgeuze 11 months ago
The steam you release if you redirect it to stoke the stack it will make for more heat and more steam.
crapthisisalongusern 11 months ago
You can run modified 2 stroke engine with 20-25 psi pressure. See: watch?v=EOqWzefvlfg
MrKanki77 1 year ago
Did you buy that or make it? and if you made if how did you get the pressure guage and release valve in it? I've been wanting to make a small boiler just for a fun project and run a small steam engine.
spartan0738 1 year ago
you should leave the end cap on
man4cannabis 1 year ago
I've gotten quotes for those special air motors--like 2500 bux! Cool motors.
BlakeMason2 1 year ago
nice try, have you fixed it?
DCVU2 1 year ago
Couldn't some one use this concept, to not only heat your water, but the entire house along with using the steam to turn turbines to generate electricity,, all from the same energy source??? It seems to me if an engineer sat down and thought about,, It could be done
ikambor 1 year ago
@ikambor I was thinking the same
decemi 1 year ago
wow vrey nice job man self re directing draft, very nice
pyroman675 1 year ago
Your video comes complete with AUDIO ! USE IT !Talk to us !All of you rocket stove people act like you have some big secret that you tease us with.
muserwood 1 year ago
how kong before the box catches on fire
banjerman2 1 year ago
are u planing to run a steam turbine or something on this?
pyroman675 1 year ago
peace
jmg1957 1 year ago
This system would work better if he was using the rocket stove correctly.
feeding the wood from the top wastes alot of wood and cannot give a 100% fuel burn.
The intake tube should have a plate separating it into 2 half circles. Place the wood on the top and the air flows in underneath. Only the tips of the wood burn this way so you use a lot less fuel. Because there is less hard fuel to burn the fire can concentrate more on the tips of the wood and burn at a far higher temperature.
07BlackCobaltLS 1 year ago
@07BlackCobaltLS The top feed is not necessarily the problem. What is CLEARLY a problem is that he is using a top feed method, but then opening a separate air intake, causing heat and smoke to come out of the fuel/air feed. Further, IS THAT THING ENCASED IN WOOD???? I see blackening on part of it...hope that's just soot. If that's wood, you are going to have an unintended fire. Lastly, what is the purpose of generating the steam? a steam engine?
kenfo0 1 year ago
i love your work on a monotube boiler, i will be building one for my twin 3" dia x 4 steam engine. my plan is to wood fire it, and only burn the gas for the boiler, and control it by bleeding off excess heat and gas, 100 ft of 1 inch copper coil on top, and 150 ft of 1/2 inch copper coil on bottom for the water. with a 150 pop off, at top, and a 80 pop off also which i can close off if wanted. that way i will be able to use it like a gas fired one, any comments welcome
rchoppertrike10 1 year ago
Do the fire hits the copper pipe directly? Do you have a coil in there? Is that 10mm pipe? THANKS.
ZborulAlb 1 year ago
Caro LinxSteam, muito bom e eficiente seu rocket stove. Estou fazendo uns experimentos em meu quintal e já estou com ideia de fabricar um fogão usando o seu modelo. Com esse aquecedor de água, então...
Ditaxiful 1 year ago
I have a thirty foot launch that I'm rebuilding with a 5hp compound steam engine that takes 150 lb max with a steam consumption rate of about 145lbs per hour. Could a boiler unit like this power that engine? I hope so. I need a boiler and yours is about the right size to fit. When I'm finished I'm going to name her the African Queen.
butch356 1 year ago
wow works just like a steam powered train. I have been working on a rocket stove of my own. nothing like yours mine is just for cooking. I hope to finish and have it posted by this summer. will send you a video if you like.
davideli7879 2 years ago
great job!!! You may want to hook up with the "Tesla Turbine" people.
mpactmedia 2 years ago
this rocket stove would be great energy source for a still. nice hot fire, not using as much wood.
You're a great builder, Lynxsteam.
Where are you located? If I was more mechanical (or if there was some explanation w/ the vid) I'd know what you were doing. Can't read the white text on the black background, it looks fuzzy.
Thank you for this, and send me a pm - are you interested in developing this into a marketable product?
Marleyites 2 years ago
I am learning you tube. Videos that show a lot and explain a lot are more interesting. I am trying to talk more in recent videos. Also, I shoot the video when I have the time and I don't prepare. Thanks for the encouragement. My hope is that people build on what I do.
LynxSteam 2 years ago 3
@LynxSteam
Really nice work, but please be very careful the pipe could easily rupture and scold everyone. Remember even one PSI pressure on this pipe is 3.14*10 inches * 24 inches pipe length = 720 pounds per one PSI increase in pressure. This means that at 60 PSI you have 21 tons of pressure contained by the pipe. Super, super dangerous. Be careful! This is why boilers have pressure ratings and need to be certified by an engineer.
invent5540 4 months ago
why dont you talk ? I like what you have there
scoobydog411 2 years ago
Thank you, yes I make all this stuff. I am a crazy inventor and determined to get something useful from all this work. What I am finding in all this is that the answer lies in the less than obvious. Its like threading a needle to get efficiency and keep it affordable. I am getting closer. I wish I had a team like Edison had. The two things I think are most promising are the rotary linked to the Axial Flux alternator, and the Vawt wind turbine linked to the same.
LynxSteam 2 years ago 3
@LynxSteam Yeah, cause Edison's team was the real show. Edison was a dipshit. If it wasn't for his team he'd be nothing. A real inventor and innovator is Nikola Tesla. Keep up the good work though.
Cstrife234 1 year ago
You have some cool looking little steam engines, did you make them?
cdimmm 2 years ago
Excellent multipurpose system.
lebammabel 2 years ago