[Stoves] Drying fuel and manure for moisture content measurements

[Julien Winter]

If you have ever wandered into a agricultural research station when drying
ovens contain manure samples, you know that there can be a "slight" aroma
problem.  Even drying wood or pellets is not free of smells.

When assessing the combustion qualities of fuel we often have to know the
dry weight of what is being burned.  Drying at 105 °C is the standard
practice which drives off almost all water except that which is bound to
particle surfaces.   Drying at 60 °C is used for drying agricultural feed
samples, when you don't want to change the chemical structure of the
sample, especially sugars.

So how to do this if you don't have a drying oven?

It has occurred to me that drying fuel out-doors in an electric slow-cooker
may do the trick.  Place the fuel in on a trivet so it is not in direct
contact with the cooker walls.

Cheers,
Julien

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Julien Winter
Cobourg, ON, CANADA
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