[Stoves] Raising the flame temperature

[rajan_jiby at dataone.in]

Dear Alex,

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> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:09:00 -0500
> From: Alex English <english at kingston.net>
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> Can we melt steel with torrified wood?

One possibility is to preheat the combustion air through "waste heat 
recovery" or by using some/similar fuel seperately for preheating purpose.

Is it also possible to use a molecular sieve to filter out some of the 
nitrogen from the combustion air ?  I do not know the cost implications 
here.

Regards,

Rajan