[Stoves] Equipment required for testing stoves

[Rolf Uhle]

Good old CO² ?

Rolf



Am Dienstag, 4. Dezember 2012, 21:20:46 schrieben Sie:
> Hi Crispin,
> 
> Weighing the fuel when removed (hot and burning) and dry weight after
> soaking with water, draining (screen) and drying is not a convenient
> procedure to determine moisture left -and prone to error - but only method
> I can think of at the moment.
> Water puts out a fire by taking away its heat. So wondering if there is
> another method that could be used? Combination nitrogen gas and pieces of
> steel in a tumbler? Must be some way besides water.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> Frank Shields
> Control Laboratories, Inc.
> 42 Hangar Way
> Watsonville, CA  95076
> (831) 724-5422 tel
> (831) 724-3188 fax
> www.biocharlab.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
> Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 11:26 AM
> To: Stoves
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Equipment required for testing stoves
> 
> Dear Frank
> 
> You are on the right track, in my view. The assumed energy for the wood and
> char is a major source of imprecision in the test.
> 
> As for quenching with water: unfortunately we need to know the residual
> moisture content of the fuel 'as removed'. That varies a lot depending on
> the stove type. Quenching it with nitrogen is an alternative.
> 
> Regards
> Crispin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Frank Shields" <frank at compostlab.com>
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> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 10:19:39
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