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National trust

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:38 pm
by Petertc
Not sure where to post this.
Just visited Dyrham park, really interesting in the kitchen, they fitted a fan in the kitchen chimney the draw from the fire drove the fan round, this intern turned the roasting spit in front of the fire.
Green engineering 😉. I thought that it was quite cool.

Re: National trust

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:46 pm
by spread-tee
Wow, I'm surprised there is enough power in the flue draught to do that amount of work, is it a really tall chimbley


Desp

Re: National trust

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:50 pm
by Bugtownboy
Petertc wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:38 pm I thought that it was quite cool.
Wouldn’t work if it was quite cool ;)

Sorry, get my coat :lol:

It is good to see systems harvesting waste energy for another purpose - we should make more examples of it. As Desp states, it is surprising, though, that it produces enough torque/power to rotate the spit.

Re: National trust

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:19 pm
by Petertc
:lol: yes not cool but cool.
It was a big fireplace sorry should have taken a picture.