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Tin Can Updraft Stove with a side pipe (B)

Tin Can Updraft Stove with a side pipe Charring chamber filled with dry biomass surrounds the chimney of a rocket stove using the heat from a starting fire in the lower side pipe to distill the biomass and produce combustible gasses. These fumes flow through the holes into the chimney pipe where they burn adding to the heat until the biomass is mostly charred. At this point, the contents of the biomass chamber must be doused with water (or buried sand) to stop further burning (oxidizing) of the remaining carbon (biochar).	TLUD rocket stove with biochar making chamber. Fig.1
Charring chamber filled with dry biomass	Fig.2
Cut a hole in the bottom of the container as well as in the lid, so the stove pipe can go through.	Fig.3
Stove pipe with elbow, and extension. Notice the holes in the pipe where the fumes from the biomass enters the pipe, and burned. To start the gasifier, a fire is lit in this side pipe.	Fig.4

WARNING:Avoid Breathing Deadly Carbon Monoxide (CO)


 *** All gasifiers produce some Carbon Monoxide (CO). ***
 *** Only use gasifiers OUTSIDE with good ventilation ***

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