The masonry heater: a super wood stove
- The special configuration of the hearth allows to burn wood with remarquable efficiency at very high temperatures: in a first combustion chamber, the wood is fired at high temperature thanks to the injection of oxygen at the center of the flames.
- The smoke generated by this first combustion is then directed to a second combustion chamber where they are re-burnt thanks to an additional oxygen intake.
Video: a burn in a "Terre et Flammes" masonry heater
- The very hot gases produced during this secondary combustion then circulate in a network of conduits, until most of their heat has been transferred to the masonry.
- The heat thus accumulates into the body of the masonry heater and is slowly released over a period of time into the house; this allows to keep the ambiant temperature in the house constant between each burn.
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