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<DIV><FONT size=4>I am looking for <FONT size=4>stove performance data for
institutional size charcoal and wood fired stoves, even if the testing methods
are not perfect.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I can find information like "saves 50%" but I cant find data
like it takes x amount of wood or charcoal to boil x amount of water, or x
amount of fuel to cook and simmer beans.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I am especially interested the Prakti stoves so some
data on these stove would be helpful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>There is one subject that I have not seen discussed on
this list and that is the "specific heat capacity" of the different types of
food being cooked.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The specific heat of beans and rice is about 1/3 that of
water. That is the reason my stove, with its retained heat
capabilities, can cook and simmer 35 KG of beans for 2 hours
with about the same amount of fuel that it takes to simply boil 35 Kg of
water.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I apologize if I have just made the stove testing
spreadsheet even more complicated than it already is!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Lanny</FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
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