Fire pit with radial vanes

1 . A fire pit comprising:

a bottom;

a top including an opening;

a first central axis;

a first half-circular section including:

a second central axis spaced apart from the first central axis in a first direction,

a first interior surface,

a first bottom surface coupled to the bottom, and

a first top surface coupled to the top;

a second half-circular section including:

a third central axis spaced apart from the first central axis in a second direction that is opposite the first direction,

a second interior surface,

a second bottom surface coupled to the bottom, and

a second top surface coupled to the top;

a first inlet formed between the top, the bottom, the first half-circular section, and the second half-circular section; and

a second inlet formed between the top, the bottom, the first half-circular section, and the second half-circular section.

2 . The fire pit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first damper hingedly coupled to the first half-circular section, the first damper being configured to adjust a first amount of air supplied to the first inlet; and

a second damper hingedly coupled to the second half-circular section, the second damper being configured to adjust a second amount of air supplied to the second inlet.

3 . The fire pit of claim 1 , wherein:

an interior of the fire pit is defined at least in part by the bottom, the top, the first half-circular section, and the second half-circular section;

the first inlet is fluidly connected to the interior;

the second inlet is fluidly connected to the interior; and

the opening is fluidly connected to the interior.

4 . The fire pit of claim 3 , wherein the top further includes a flange extending in a third direction towards the interior.

5 . The fire pit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first vane that extends along the first interior surface; and

a second vane that extends along the second interior surface,

wherein:

the first half-circular section includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side;

the first vane extends between the first side and the second side;

the second half-circular section includes a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side; and

the second vane extends between the third side and the fourth side.

6 . The fire pit of claim 5 , wherein:

the first vane includes a first upper surface and a first lower surface;

at the first side, the first lower surface is spaced apart from the first bottom surface;

at the second side, the first upper surface is aligned with the first top surface;

the second vane includes a second upper surface and a second lower surface;

at the third side, the second lower surface is spaced apart from the second bottom surface; and

at the fourth side, the second upper surface is aligned with the second top surface.

7 . The fire pit of claim 1 , wherein the opening is spaced apart from the first interior surface and the second interior surface.

8 . A device comprising:

a first half-circular sidewall including:

a first central axis,

a first interior surface,

a first top surface,

a first bottom surface,

a first side, and

a second side;

a second half-circular sidewall including:

a second central axis offset from the first central axis,

a second interior surface,

a second top surface,

a second bottom surface,

a third side, and

a fourth side;

a first vane extending along the first interior surface;

a second vane extending along the second interior surface;

a bottom coupled to the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface;

a top coupled to the first top surface and the second top surface;

a first inlet formed between the bottom, the top, the first side, and the third side; and

a second inlet formed between the bottom, the top, the second side, and the fourth side.

9 . The device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first damper configured to adjust an intake of first air through the first inlet; and

a second damper configured to adjust an intake of second air through the second inlet.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first damper is hingedly coupled to the first half-circular sidewall or the second half-circular sidewall; and

the second damper is hingedly coupled to the first half-circular sidewall or the second half-circular sidewall.

11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first damper is disposed between the bottom, the top, the first side, and the third side; and

the second damper is disposed between the bottom, the top, the second side, and the fourth side.

12 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the first inlet and the second inlet are opposed from one another.

13 . The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first vane follows a first spiral trajectory on the first interior surface; and

the second vane follows a second spiral trajectory on the second interior surface.

14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first vane is substantially orthogonal to the first interior surface as the first vane extends between the first bottom surface and the first top surface; and

the second vane is substantially orthogonal to the second interior surface as the second vane extends between the second bottom surface and the second top surface.

15 . The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the top includes an opening; and

a flange extends from the top.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein:

the top includes a first diameter;

the opening includes a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter; and

the flange extends around the opening.

17 . An apparatus comprising:

a bottom;

a top including an opening;

a first half-circular sidewall coupled to the top and the bottom, the first half-circular sidewall having a first central axis;

a second half-circular sidewall coupled to the top and the bottom, the second half-circular sidewall having a second central axis offset from the first central axis;

an interior defined at least in part by the bottom, the top, the first half-circular sidewall, and the second half-circular sidewall;

a first vane coupled to the first half-circular sidewall, within the interior, the first vane following a spiral trajectory about the first central axis; and

a second vane coupled to the second half-circular sidewall, within the interior, the second vane following a spiral trajectory about the second central axis.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising at least one of:

a third vane coupled to the first half-circular sidewall, within the interior, the third vane following a spiral trajectory about the first central axis; and

a fourth vane coupled to the second half-circular sidewall, within the interior, the fourth vane following a spiral trajectory about the second central axis.

19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

a first inlet;

a second inlet;

a first damper hingedly coupled to at least one of the first half-circular sidewall or the second half-circular sidewall, the first damper being configured to control an amount of first air taken in by the first inlet; and

a second damper hingedly coupled to at least one of the first half-circular sidewall or the second half-circular sidewall, the second damper being configured to control an amount of second air taken in by the second inlet.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the first half-circular sidewall includes:

a first side,

a second side,

a first bottom surface, and

a first top surface;

the second half-circular sidewall includes:

a third side,

a fourth side,

a second bottom surface, and

a second top surface;

the first inlet is defined between the second side, the third side, the top, and the bottom;

the second inlet is defined between the first side, the fourth side, the top, and the bottom;

the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface couple to the bottom;

the first top surface and the second top surface couple to the top;

the first vane extends between the first side and the second side;

a first end of the first vane is spaced apart from the bottom;

the second vane extends between the third side and the fourth side; and

a second end of the second vane is spaced apart from the bottom.