Booster Stove Proto #3

[jonfong57]

When do you expect to have any boil test data? Inquiring minds need to know!

[phrayzar]

Wow, this really is a good looking stove. It seems like you are getting close to perfecting the lightweight alcohol stove for hiking/camping. Would you consider it your best yet? Thanks for the posts.

[deezynar]

Joshua,

The reason you haven't moved forward on this design is because of a problem keeping it fueled all the way around while it's on high? Could you run 2 fuel lines to it from opposite sides?

[backfeets5]

Have you conducted a boil test yet for this stove ???? THANKS , Backfeets

[badphobar]

Wonderful

the whole package and you can use multiple stoves at once as if they were independant stove burners over a single grate or grill. from one fuel source or vacuum feed gravity controlled water level.

great, wonderful, too cool.

[TerraFirma369]

Thanks! I like this concept, but have found it difficult to evenly disperse fuel during the constant fueling while on the "high" setting. I have found it best to turn it to low, then refuel, then turn it back up when the fuel disperses. Without a pressurized fuel source, this is the way of things. Thanks again for the comment! Peace.

[NCHiker1970]

You have taken this concept to a whole other level! Awesome! Flame control is by far the best I have seen! The inner wick... is it the same fiber glass wick used in your starlyte knock off? The flame seems very clean for insulation wicking. Great job on this one Josh!

[TerraFirma369]

Thanks, Drak! The wick is fiberglass, I just have burnt out the impurities, so it burns blue now. I appreciate the input! Peace.

[BrokenAeroVT]

The impurities come from binder glue in the fiberglass. I hate it!

[wildlifeed]

Nice one Josh!! Quick question what are you using for the tubing? Great little stove, loe this concept!! ED

5/5 and faved!!

[TerraFirma369]

The tubing is silicone tubing I bought online. Thanks for the great question, Ed! Peace.

[WorldStove]

dreamy

[TerraFirma369]

I do my best! Thank you, sir! Peace.

[TheForestDragon]

Seems as if you can add mastery of the flame within a flame to your long, long resume'!

Neener, neener, you guys. I've seen this one in person! XD

Goodonya, Josh! 5*

[TerraFirma369]

Thanks, TFD! There is more work to be done on her, but she's coming along nicely, I think! Peace.

[deezynar]

Joshua, that is as good as an alcohol stove can get! Congratulations!

It looks powerful, I bet you'll boil 2 cups in under 4 minutes. The low setting looks like it's as low as is ever needed!

The only thing I might suggest is to change from the expanding band type damper and go with a rotary sleave. It would be a little less vulnerable to rough handling.

You've got the holy grail of stoves, amigo!

[BrokenAeroVT]

4pi sq inches can release 1 tbsp of fuel in 2 minutes. That's enough power to boil two cups of water in 2 minutes; although I don't know exactly how much wick he's using in this one now.

[deezynar]

I am happily corrected! That is amazing. I took a guess, but you have the physics degree. Thanks.

[BrokenAeroVT]

I don't have a degree in stove design, lol. Maybe if I become president one day, they'll deny me an honorary degree in stove building when I come to speak on their campus. ; )

[TerraFirma369]

Thanks! I am still in the experimentation phase, so I will try whatever is possible before I settle. Thanks for the compliment, man, I appreciate it! Peace.

[BrokenAeroVT]

Excellent! Beautiful stove. Vertical wick does extend the power range in stoves with h/d ratio greater than 1/4.

I'd be interested in a boil test at two points of choke setting. Wide open and the point where the flame is about to transition from laminar (smooth) to turbulent.

What is the area of wick that you are using in this proto? How long does it take to go through a tablespoon of fuel at wide open? At transition?

[TerraFirma369]

I will do both. The wick is actually 1.5" x 6". I will test burn times as well in the next video for this proto. Thanks for the ideas! Peace.

[BrokenAeroVT]

Wide open, I would approximate you can transfer the the energy in 1 tablespoon of alcohol to two cups of water in roughly 2 minutes and 48 seconds?

Thanks in advance for exploring those two settings. If the transition point gets an optimal burn time or more efficient transfer of energy, it will guide future development of vertical wick stoves.

[CoffinPuppet]

Nice man! I think Aero has lost that stone in his palm lol.....5/5*

[BrokenAeroVT]

I haven't completed my stove yet. ; )

[TerraFirma369]

I have to see his stove, as of yet. I saw the original tubular concept, but nothing since. He must be hard at work! Thanks for the comment, CP! Peace.

[BrokenAeroVT]

The first stove was just a concept prototype. It's not the design I have in mind for my own personal use. Although, air should come from the bottom in a vertical wick design.

I've been busy researching the math for stove design. Just found the equation for calculating internal draft pressure yesterday so I can determine the proper sizes for the inlet and exaust ports. Difference between a wick and a burner is the presence of a choke. I only need a burner for quick boiling one cup.

[TerraFirma369]

Shall I do a boil test with just the burner and remote fueling system, as well as with the choke system, just to see differences? I am willing to do so, as experimenting is half the fun! Peace.

[BrokenAeroVT]

Test it as a whole unit for your boil time. Open the choke all the way and get a boil time for two cups, then tune it to the transition point where the flames are about to become turbulent and get a boil time for that. That's all I'm currious about at this point.