Hi, I've been looking into building a smoker for the first time and came across the tutorial here. I'm planning to use a 250 gal tank that's been cut in half (43" long) for the CC and a 15" long section of a 250 tank as the FB.
Did the calculations from the tutorial and got the following:
Do these numbers look correct? I'm confused as to what the area under RF plate and area at the end of the RF plate mean. How do I determine the RF plate length?
Looks like a great forum with some awesome builds. Hoping all the experience here can help me out. Thanks!!
Did the calculations from the tutorial and got the following:
| Diameter | 29.5 |
| Length | 42.75 |
| CC volume in cu in | 29219.383 |
| FB/CC opening in sq in | 116.878 |
| Area under the RF plate in sq in | 116.878 |
| Area required at the end of the RF plate in sq in | 116.878 |
| Min vol of FB | 9642.397 (15" FB results in 10252.391) |
| FB air inlets in sq in | 29.219 |
| ESV in cu in | 642.826 |
| Stack diameter for 36" length (actual 36.276) | 4.75 |
| Segmented Height ED (1/2 FB/CC opening for round FB) | 4.125 (results in 116.118 sq in opening) |
| Height of RF plate | 8.25 |
| RF plate width | 26.481 |
Do these numbers look correct? I'm confused as to what the area under RF plate and area at the end of the RF plate mean. How do I determine the RF plate length?
Looks like a great forum with some awesome builds. Hoping all the experience here can help me out. Thanks!!
