Patent ID: 8464704

Claim:
A combustion apparatus for combusting solid fuel, the apparatus comprising: a firebox defined by a base, a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls extending between said base and said top wall, said front wall comprising a window and an opening to enable loading of said solid fuel into said firebox; a plurality of baffles disposed within said firebox and substantially spanning between said side walls and between said front wall and said rear wall, wherein at least one baffle of said plurality of baffles is disposed between a primary combustion zone and a secondary combustion zone, and wherein said secondary combustion zone is disposed between said primary combustion zone and said window; a primary air inlet for delivering primary combustion air into said primary combustion zone and a secondary air inlet for delivering secondary combustion air into said secondary combustion zone; wherein said secondary air inlet is adapted such that an air flow delivered therethrough is directed upwards adjacent to said window; and said baffles are dimensioned to direct combustible products from said primary combustion zone towards said front wall, such that said combustible products mix with air from said secondary air inlet within said secondary combustion zone.