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== History and design == | == History and design == | ||
The basic design dates back more than one hundred years.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> It consists of a double wall gas | The basic design dates back more than one hundred years.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> It consists of a double wall gas [http://portablegeneratorsforsale.net/ portable generators], a perforated burner ring, and an inner pre-heat chamber. A similar design was patented in 1904 by New York [[coppersmith]] J. Heinrichs.<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> [[Portable stove#Simple single-burner designs|Trangia]] has been selling a commercial version of the design since the 1950s, Safesport marketed a stainless steel stove in the 1990s. Interestingly the Trangia stove burner is made from brass, even though all the other associated parts that come with it are aluminum. A plastic bag is provided for the burner so that when packed away the two dissimilar metals do not develop corrosion. | ||
The double wall acts as a gas generator, transferring heat from the flame to the fuel. This effect enhances combustion, producing more heat than other passive designs. The inner wall also creates a convenient preheat chamber for starting the stove. Once the fuel has warmed up, its vapor will travel up the hollow wall, pass through the perforations, and form a ring of flame. Vapor also rises from the center of the stove, but will pass through the ring of flame for efficient combustion, as long as a pot is over the stove. | The double wall acts as a gas generator, transferring heat from the flame to the fuel. This effect enhances combustion, producing more heat than other passive designs. The inner wall also creates a convenient preheat chamber for starting the stove. Once the fuel has warmed up, its vapor will travel up the hollow wall, pass through the perforations, and form a ring of flame. Vapor also rises from the center of the stove, but will pass through the ring of flame for efficient combustion, as long as a pot is over the stove. | ||
