Patent classifications
F23B60/00
Cooking station and system with removable insert having multiple cooking modes
Embodiments of a cooking station for cooking a food product are provided. In one embodiment, the cooking station includes a main body and an insert. The main body includes a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and a closable upper end with a lid. The main body is configured to extend longitudinally in a vertical orientation. The main body defines a lower insert opening and an upper insert opening, the main body including a slideable door moveable to close-off either the lower and upper insert openings. The insert is sized and configured to be removably positioned through either one of the lower insert opening and the upper insert opening, the first insert having heating element container structure configured to deliver heat to the food product.
Cooking station and system with removable insert having multiple cooking modes
Embodiments of a cooking station for cooking a food product are provided. In one embodiment, the cooking station includes a main body and an insert. The main body includes a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and a closable upper end with a lid. The main body is configured to extend longitudinally in a vertical orientation. The main body defines a lower insert opening and an upper insert opening, the main body including a slideable door moveable to close-off either the lower and upper insert openings. The insert is sized and configured to be removably positioned through either one of the lower insert opening and the upper insert opening, the first insert having heating element container structure configured to deliver heat to the food product.
Firebox floor of a furnace for combusting wood
A furnace for combusting wood comprises a firebox floor in a primary burn chamber of the furnace, where the wood is received for generating a gas therefrom, that is defined by a thermally conductive body of refractory material. The body of refractory material defines an upper support surface arranged to support the wood above or over the same. The body of refractory material also defines, beneath the upper support surface, a duct as part of a secondary burn chamber of the furnace which is arranged (i) to be communicated with the primary burn chamber of the furnace to receive the gas generated by heating of the wood therein and carrying combustible products, and (ii) to convey the gas in a manner supporting combustion of the combustible products carried thereby.
Firebox floor of a furnace for combusting wood
A furnace for combusting wood comprises a firebox floor in a primary burn chamber of the furnace, where the wood is received for generating a gas therefrom, that is defined by a thermally conductive body of refractory material. The body of refractory material defines an upper support surface arranged to support the wood above or over the same. The body of refractory material also defines, beneath the upper support surface, a duct as part of a secondary burn chamber of the furnace which is arranged (i) to be communicated with the primary burn chamber of the furnace to receive the gas generated by heating of the wood therein and carrying combustible products, and (ii) to convey the gas in a manner supporting combustion of the combustible products carried thereby.
STOVE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
A stove (1) having a combustion chamber (2) supplied by one or more air supply paths (9, 14, 16). One or more valves (11, 15, 17) are provided for controlling airflow through the one or more air supply paths (9, 14, 16). A temperature sensor (4) is used to determine the air temperature associated with the combustion chamber (2), and a flame sensor (3) is used to determine the burn intensity of a fuel in the combustion chamber (2). A controller (5) controls the one or more valves (11, 15, 17) to adjust the airflow through the one or more air supply paths (9, 14, 16) based on inputs from the flame and temperature sensors (3, 4).
Draft inducer
A portable draft inducer is adapted to assist a user in starting a fire in a fireplace and to prevent smoke from the newly ignited fire from entering an adjoining room when the fire is first started.
Draft inducer
A portable draft inducer is adapted to assist a user in starting a fire in a fireplace and to prevent smoke from the newly ignited fire from entering an adjoining room when the fire is first started.
Vortex hybrid rocket motor
Various embodiments of a vortex hybrid motor are described herein. In some embodiments, the vortex hybrid motor may include a combustion zone defined by a fuel core and/or motor housing. The combustion zone may include an upper zone and a central zone that each contribute to thrust created by the vortex hybrid motor. In some embodiments, an injection port configuration is described that includes a proximal injection port that may be controlled for modulating a delivery of an amount of oxidizer for adjusting an oxidizer-to-fuel ratio. In some embodiments, a fuel core configuration is described that provides radially varying gradients of fuel in order to achieve desired thrust profiles. In some embodiments, the fuel core may include a support structure and/or a proximal end of a nozzle of the vortex hybrid motor may extend into the fuel core.
Stove
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of the combustion heating stove, and disclosed is a stove including a stove body, an air inlet channel and an exhaust channel. When the stove body is used in an enclosed space, an air inlet end of the air inlet channel is in communication with an outside of the enclosed space, a connection end of the air inlet channel is in communication with an air inlet of the stove body, the air inlet channel is operative to introduce air into the stove body from the outside of the enclosed space; and a connection end of an exhaust channel is in communication with an exhaust port of the stove body, an exhaust end of the exhaust channel is in communication with the outside of the enclosed space, whereby the exhaust channel is operative to discharge exhaust gas in the stove body out of the enclosed space.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CAMPFIRE HEAT DISTRIBUTION AND AIRFLOW
An apparatus includes a heat exchange member at least partially defining a passageway, and structure defining a first plurality of holes and a second plurality of holes. The first and second pluralities of holes provide fluid communication from the passageway to the exterior of the apparatus, i.e., to the atmosphere. A blower is operatively connected to the heat exchange member and configured to blow air into the passageway. The apparatus is configured such that, when the heat exchange member is sufficiently positioned with respect to a campfire, air exiting the first plurality of holes is directed downward and away from the campfire and air exiting the second plurality of holes has an upward velocity component.