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<div>Hi Ron,<br>
Josh's numbers are similar to what I have seen. <br>
One test is reported here in the year 20000 :) <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/English/bigtop2.htm">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/English/bigtop2.htm</a><br>
Here the peak temperature was around 1400F or 760C.<br>
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More recently I made an effort to operate a wood pellet filled
TLUD at its slowest/coolest or minimum primary air setting. The
peak temperature achieved in the descending pyrolysis front was
480C. This was measured well away from the chamber walls. Near or
next to the steel wall or exterior the pellets are cooler and
appear brown as torrified, presumably <300C. Based on a similar
but different test run, the container itself, if painted on the
outside, would not even show paint damage below the pellet line.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Alex<br>
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<b><br>
Butsince the temperatures could be so helpful, I hope
anyone else who has used thermocouples can also report in on
their results - especially if anything was variable and the
(relatively constant) interior fuel bed temperatures changed
appreciably. I have certainly seen plots like yours - but
nothing to show how temperatures changed - and as dramatically
(600-900 C) as did yours with the same stove operated
differently. I am guessing that your system could get as low as
400 or 500 C - with either fewer upper cans or a slower fan
speed. Better understanding this ability to produce chars of
different character should be a hugely valuable experimental
result. I think this can be done with one thermocouple, not
needing 3-4.</b><br>
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