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[Til (Tilman)]

Here is some more information and pictures of the continuous charcoal retort.
I really like this idea.

Making charcoal continuously

[image] Try something like the WK gasifier, just the fire tube section, with a shroud to concentrate and flare the gas instead of cleaning, cooling, and “popping” the gas in an engine. Give it enough depth below for the slipped char to cool before removal. Thank Joel S for the design. So simple that the only additional requirement to truly enjoy the process is a pretty gal to shovel “fuel” in the top and auger out cool char from the bottom, into a wheelbarrow ;~) If you only see one image…

@taitgarry00

If the combustion was enclosed in a refractory lining, the burn would be more complete. A chimney would create quite a lot of draw / draft, allowing the burner to be throttled over a range with a damper.

This could be a very promising improvement.