[Stoves] Measuring temperature

Steve Taylor steve at thetaylorfamily.org.uk
Sat Jan 12 05:20:49 CST 2013


On 12 January 2013 00:21, Frank Shields <frank at compostlab.com> wrote:

> Stovers,****
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> I was running an experiment using shinny stove pipe as a ‘stove’ and using
> the IR detector was measuring the temperature on the outside of the pipe.
> It read about 30c. But was much higher as noted when I tried to hold the
> pipe. Is this inaccuracy due to the reflective surface?
>

Hi Frank,
Yes, you've run into the issue of emissivity of the pipe - black emits
better than shiny.

Steve
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