Many People Do Not Know The Fireplace Trivia

Fireplaces can be divided into wood burning, natural gas or propane burning, coal burning (this type is also rare in Europe) burning alcohol, etc. According to the heat source to divide, and for real fireplace and fake fireplace (electric fireplace) two major parts; according to the structure is divided into stand-alone embedded and hanging. Wood-burning fireplaces require a flue on the roof, while alcohol-burning fireplaces and some gas fireplaces do not require an additional chimney and can be used safely.

And when talking about concepts such as heat and heating, one word needs to be associated with it - catalytic stoves. Wood-burning catalytic stoves are usually equipped with a catalytic device at the top of the stove, at the bottom of the stove pipe. The catalyst is kept in a honeycomb metal lattice, which reignites the smoke in the flame as it rises and leaves through the flue. In this way, the smoke itself becomes an additional source of fuel, not only reducing emissions but also increasing heating efficiency.

A type of furnace that is also considered to be energy efficient but different from catalytic furnaces is the pyrolysis furnace. We all know that in traditional fireplaces, when wood is added to the chamber for combustion, the process of pyrolysis or destructive distillation begins. The resulting gases (or volatiles) are burned above the solid fuel. Therefore, these are two different processes that take place in most traditional fireplaces.

And unfortunately only air enters below and above the fuel to achieve complete combustion and maximize efficiency. In practice it is difficult to achieve the right balance and many wood burning fireplaces are only able to use the air above the fuel as Jane herself, so usually the volatiles in the chamber are not completely burned, resulting in energy loss, chimney tar and atmospheric pollution.

To overcome this problem, pyrolysis furnaces have been developed. The two processes are carried out in different parts of the fireplace with a separately controlled air supply. Most stoves designed to burn wood chips fall into this category. The simultaneous regulation of fuel and air supply, instead of controlling the combustion of large amounts of fuel by simple air regulation as in conventional stoves, is also the most important feature of pyrolysis stoves.

The freestanding, built-in, and hanging fireplaces that have been developed with this in mind are all significant improvements over their predecessors, with the biggest advantage of freestanding fireplaces being that they provide warmth and continuous uninterrupted heat, freestanding fireplaces are also easier to install and are most suitable for renovated rooms; built-in fireplaces are very attractive and all built-in fireplaces are always the focal point of your room. Compatible with a variety of spaces and large environments.

The last thing you need to know is the actual effect of the heating: for example, if the height of the space is 2.6 meters, the length of the fireplace should be about 1.2 meters. If the space is 40-50 square meters and the height of the room is about 2.8 meters, you can install a fireplace of about 1.7*1.3. Of course with a fireplace fan, will greatly increase the heating effect!