figuring the "calculator".

[smokingnoregon]

i looked up the calculator. good info on there. got it figured out to a certain point. the way i'm reading it is on a 30" diameter cooking chamber that has a 10" hole from the firebox to the cooker i need two 5" smoke stacks? am i correct? it just seams like alot of ventilation. also, my pit will be 5'0" long so my reverse flow gap needs to be 10" also? wow, alot goes into it.

 

[daveomak]

Jerry, evening and welcome to the forum.... I'll be glad to help you.... What calculator are you using ???    I use these... 

There is a lot of "scientific stuff" that went into designing the "great smoker"....  it is not hit and miss....  I'm here as well as others that have experience with math and other stuff like that .....   Dave

http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html

http://www.1728.org/circsect.htm

 

[smokingnoregon]

that is the one i'm using. i got an opinion on the one i drew up and didn't like the changes he told me so i'm going to draw up another one. going to make it longer and less diameter with only one level of cooking racks. thank you for your help and i'm going to "lean" on you in the near future. one last thing, this forum has been helpful to this point and everyone has been helpful. nobody has "looked down" on me.

 

[daveomak]

 Okie Dokie..... lets get designing.... then building.... then selling great Q to the masses.....