Jan 19 2010
Kernelburner Biomass Systems manufactures furnaces and boilers that use corn as fuel. The Corn burning furnaces offered by the company burn shelled corn. The shelled corn that is available at low cost, along with efficient burning process, supports a home heating system that is ecologically and economically safe.
Corn Burning Furnace
The corn burning furnace feed corn into the base of the combustion chamber. The thermostat controls the fuel feed system to provide stable temperature. After burning, the left over ashes are dropped into the ash pan. Through this process, the combustion chamber is cleaned automatically. This corn furnace available from Kernelburner Biomass Systems stays lit, with the bin filled with corn, and shuts down automatically when the bin is empty. The lack of creosote buildup and the low stack temperature eliminates chimney fires.
The corn burning furnace measures a height of 53 inches, width of 27 inches and a depth of 46 inches, and weighs 440lbs. The bin has a height of 48 inches, width of 36 inches and a depth of 52 inches, and has a weight of 50 pounds. The plenum openings in the furnace measures14 square inch. The fire pot is made of cast iron and the heat exchanger is made of 14 gauge steel. This shelled corn furnace offered by Kernelburner Biomass Systems has an output capacity of 100,000 BTU.
Source: http://www.kernelburner.com