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donkey6.jpg (35583 bytes) The fireman's shelter at the back of the donkey covers the door where wood was loaded into the burner. 

Water was piped from the storage tank to a series of 200 two-inch pipes that fill much of the combustion chamber (the large vertical cylinder, 6 feet in diameter and about 10 feet high to where the taper starts). The large number of pipes ensured fast heat transfer which provided quick power generation.

The tapered upper stack focussed the heat downward and provided draft control.

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photo by Rudi Van Zwaaij July 99

 
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