What is a Russian Stove?
The Russian stove is considered to be one of the most efficient of all masonry heaters. Constructed with masonry components, the Russian stove includes few metal parts and is designed to generate a great deal of heat in a relatively short period of time. Because of the design for the stove, the Russian heater will continue to generate heat even after the heat source has been exhausted. One of the advantages of a Russian stove is the relatively thick walls on the design of the unit. The walls are normally composed of dense brick that will hold heat for an extended period of time. Along with the heat efficiency of the brick walls, the Russian stove has a small opening for the door on the masonry heater. Since the fuel that is used to fire the heater can be small materials, there is no need for a larger door that would let in a great deal of cooler air. The smaller door aids in the efficiency of the device by minimizing the entry of air that has not been warmed into the main chamber. Beca
Russian Stoves are perhaps the most efficient wood burning space heaters known to man. The intense heat given off by the fire is obsorbed by the brick walls that make up the stoves dense structure. Because of this, there is a slow cooling down period, which means that the Stove requires fueling only twice a day, and at most maybe three. At the time it is being fired, one can put his face into the chimney of a Russian fireplace and feel only a warm moist air escaping, thus assuring that a minimul amount of pollutants are being sent into the air. pollutants, or rather unburnt particles, are being burnt off by the extreme high temperatures in the burning process as they travel through the Stoves makeup as seen in the above drawing. This is being accomplished in a natural way without the aid of expensive catalytic converters, which require constant replacement Back russian_stove@usa.net Copyright © 1997 Larry S.
Russian Stoves are perhaps the most efficient wood burning space heaters known to man. The intense heat given off by the fire is obsorbed by the brick walls that make up the stoves dense structure. Because of this, there is a slow cooling down period, which means that the Stove requires fueling only twice a day, and at most maybe three. At the time it is being fired, one can put his face into the chimney of a Russian fireplace and feel only a warm moist air escaping, thus assuring that a minimul amount of pollutants are being sent into the air. pollutants, or rather unburnt particles, are being burnt off by the extreme high temperatures in the burning process as they travel through the Stoves makeup as seen in the above drawing.
