[Stoves] Increasing ND-TLUD riser height accelerates gasification and increases bed temperature

[Anh Nguyen]

Dear Julien,

Great experiment and report. Thank you very much for sharing.

Anh
On Dec 12, 2014 7:20 AM, "Julien Winter" <winter.julien at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All;
>
> Attached is an "experimental vignette".  It is a report on a small
> experiment conducted to get a better understanding of natural draft TLUD
> design.
>
> The height of the riser above a gas burner was doubled.  The resulting
> increase in draft in the burner resulted in faster gasification rates and
> higher temperatures in the TLUD.   Besides riser height, I have found
> that a number of design elements of the gas burner can increase
> gasification rate such as the size of secondary air holes.
>
> I have a few more of these experimental vignette to come, such as how
> creating a vortex flame may not be a good idea, and how heat is lost from
> the side walls of the reactor, and a reasonable heap on reactor temperature
> for different fuels.  Now that snow is on the ground in Southern Ontario, I
> have more time to analyze data.
>
> All the best
> Julien
>
> --
> Julien Winter
> Cobourg, ON, CANADA
>
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