Wood stoves
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A Wood stove is a device used for heating, for simple heating, or for cooking.[1]
American polymath Benjamin Franklin is credited with describing a cast-iron stove, usually called a Franklin stove, in 1741, that made more effective use of its wood fuel than a traditional open masonry fireplace.[1] Like the traditional fireplace the Franklin stove had an open front, but later models had enclosed fire chambers.
Wood stove designed in the late 20th century employed fireboxes with airtight seams, so the user could more accurately control the incoming air draft, and thus more accurately control the rate at which the fuel burned.[1] This had the potential burn the fuel in ways that reduced the worst kind of smoke.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Agrell. Know Your Wood-Burning Stoves, Popular Mechanics, 2013-02-12. Retrieved on 2021-03-12. “Throughout history, woodstove technology has developed to heat homes, but not all of it has been equally clean and efficient.”