<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I did not see any video, will someone send me the link.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Thank you all</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Gus</span></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, October 28, 2013 4:41 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container">Thank Nolbert.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The matter is quite important. When designing a stove, the
average moisture<br clear="none">content of the fuel actually used means the design must consider how to deal<br clear="none">with it. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Generally speaking, the provision of preheating of secondary and even<br clear="none">primary air is required as the moisture level goes up. If the wood is very<br clear="none">dry, the preheating must be limited or eliminated to prevent excessive<br clear="none">production of volatiles. The wood in the video seemed to be quite high in<br clear="none">moisture content, looking at the flames and smoke arising. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">If you can get some samples weighed and dried (at about 105 C in a warming<br clear="none">drawer of an electric oven) it would be helpful for everyone to know what<br clear="none">people actually put into the stoves.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards<div class="yqt4057670328" id="yqtfd29266"><br clear="none">Crispin<br clear="none"><br
clear="none"><br clear="none">Crispin,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Am not sure of the exact moisture content but from experience and making a<br clear="none">wild guess its between 10 - 15%. For example women can go to the forest 1-2<br clear="none">days after it rained, pick wood and use it that same day! There are those<br clear="none">that keep the wood above the fire place for some days (mostly those with a<br clear="none">better income though).<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Nolbert.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Stoves mailing list<br clear="none"><br clear="none">to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br clear="none"><a href="" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br clear="none"><a href=""
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