[Stoves] Damp fuel in TLUDs

[Boll, Martin Dr.]

Regards to all,
Just a remark to the damp fuel discussion-

It is commonly known that wood, with a small content of water ( about 10% water?) does better burn than "bone-dry".
It is now re-discussed, that a small amount of hydrogen and oxygen generated out of water, could cause better burn (/ flame-stability?) for burning wood.

Mind, as you know, that hydrogen has a wide range, within it is ignitable; most other gasses in use (except acetylen) have only a narrow range in mixture with air, within they are burnable. If some water-vapor was split into 2h and O, that would be an excellent ignitable mixture, and that could be a reason for better burning of slightly moistened, than bone-dry wood.

- In that context I draw your memory to the Samuchit elfd sampada stove,  (mentioned some weeks ago). 
( look:   http://www.indiamart.com/samuchitenvirotech/  ),
It gets it's forced air-stream by steam-injection (by a venturi-pump).
- Though not having seen it actually, I like that low-tech-concept!

I assume in the discussed manner: 
In the Samuchit elfd sampada stove, there is 
as well condensation of water (falling out before the burning process) and 
as well some water-vapor, going into the burning-chamber, 
- which i guess further, could be split into 2H and O to make favor to the burning-process, 
especially if "very dry" wood is being burnt.

- Kind Regards to AD Karve!, - who certainly can tell about facts instead of guesses.

Regards 
Martin


 


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