

| Subject: | Re: Winters in the van... |
| From: | Edward Maglott |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:28:24 -0500 |
Lots of ideas for solving problems roll around in my head all the time. Some are actually good, many don't ever get realized. One recently is for a westy heating system that uses the stove top, but vents to the outside. I have heard of this upside down flower pot on the stove heating scenario. What I picture is something like a 5 pound coffee can turned upside down over the forward burner. exiting near the top of the can are some metal tubes, perhaps 1/2" electrical conduit. (the tubes are used instead of one big pipe to get more heat out of the exhaust.) These tubes go over to the window above the sink, and point out of it. The whole thing is black so it radiates a lot of heat. Perhaps the tubes coming from the upside down can make a couple of loops before going out the window. Perhaps the inside of the can has some baffles that cause the rising heat/exhaust to swirl wildly and flow easily out the exhaust tubes which are oriented to face into the swirl. Perhaps the can portion has fins of some sort on it to radiate more heat. Perhaps a little fan blows on the apparatus to distribute the heat. Pluses: Uses your existing fuel supply and burner. No moving parts. Vents to outside. KISS. Others? Minuses: Will enough air flow through it to exhaust the exhaust? Will the exhaust be so hot it will melt the plastic window screen? (replace it with metal screen). How could it be made compact for travelling? How will the wind affect the system? Others? Edward
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