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If you are driving, look for <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.307214,-76.732077,3a,90y,204.94h,89.47t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjIH2IrlPex6JZzckDHqYzg!2e0!6m1!1e1?hl=en">this</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Please see the attached announcement which has as many details as we were able to assemble onto two pages without hiring someone clever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>The announcement is inserted below, which you can forward or share the .pdf. Please post far and wide. We know the most available will be in Eastern Canada and NE USA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Looking forward to seeing you…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>PS Don’t take any <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=canadian+wooden+nickels&view=detailv2&&&id=F318E446C0EE3D190FE97BDFF2FD3A0825554676&selectedIndex=19&ccid=GSMnFOTi&simid=608017934887225475&thid=JN.fdE9ePF7PVaDpChkMWNalQ&ajaxhist=0">wooden</a> <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=canadian+wooden+nickels&view=detailv2&&&id=3713A5AEEAFC5C63591F0937EF3907299113B833&selectedIndex=0&ccid=%2fZpLNv2a&simid=608003538163140682&thid=JN.%2ff%2b0tTgz6ZW8DVlODABQSw&ajaxhist=0">nickels</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>+++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=207 height=84 src="cid:image002.jpg@01D093E0.4A16F400" align=right hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><b>Ontario Stove Testing Camp 1</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'>– Measurements and Metrics for Product Development<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you developing a <b>solid or liquid fuel stove</b>?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you looking for detailed information on <b>what to measure</b> to know if your stove is <b>better</b> or <b>worse</b>? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you looking for information on <b>how to turn your measurements</b> into valuable <b>metrics</b>?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If your answers are “<b>Yes, yes, yes</b>!” then join us for two days of <b>testing, trials and tech talk</b> at the first ever Ontario Stove testing Camp.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Date</b>: 9 and 10 July 2015<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Time</b>: As soon as you can get there, but try for 9AM on the 9<sup>th</sup> of July.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Contact</b>: Information on accommodation and reservations: <a href="mailto:stove.camp.ontario@gmail.com">stove.camp.ontario@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Julien’s Cell Phone for July 4-10: <a href="tel:905-396-0549" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>905-396-0549</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Cost</b>: $<a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/125Bucks.GIF">125</a> Canadian Bucks (US $<a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/100Bucks.GIF">100</a>) which covers all presentations, 2 <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gophers&view=detailv2&id=21A8EE0E5A29AEAC9402F4ED57DAD961DD7576F6&selectedindex=84&ccid=W1sL7aPA&simid=608039173503844930&thid=JN.iQYfJiMujyHgOPBzazHsSA&mode=overlay&first=1">lunches</a>, 1 <a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Supper.GIF">supper</a>, <a href="http://vitruvio.imss.fi.it/foto/isd/cens/censsm_23_300.jpg">AV equipment</a> and your <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=muskoka+chair&view=detailv2&&&id=CE2BC3B4A390E7ED39FEF16F7DB8F49D66CCF8B1&selectedIndex=13&ccid=MYtq4N%2fG&simid=607989824330402015&thid=JN.Yjhg8LSVGkNXlk05tL%2f2AA&ajaxhist=0">chair</a>, <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Wood+Stove+Doors&FORM=IDINIP&=0">stove</a> <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Wood+Chip+Pile&view=detailv2&&&id=7AE1D03E5B97EEC2593F75730742AFC93D02A3AD&selectedIndex=0&ccid=wim9rJra&simid=608045628844738705&thid=JN.cWQrwsFoSFxZ5O7TKL8Vng&ajaxhist=0">fuel</a>, <a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Facilities1.GIF">facilities</a> and a <a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Facilities.GIF">thank you</a> for <a href="http://www.newdawnengineering.com/website/library/Ontario_Stove_Testing_Camp/OSTC_2015/Burt,_I_think.GIF">Burt</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Place</b>: Burt’s <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.307214,-76.732077,3a,90y,204.94h,89.47t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjIH2IrlPex6JZzckDHqYzg!2e0!6m1!1e1?hl=en">Greenhouses</a>, 539 Maple Road, just North of <b>Odessa, Ontario</b>, Canada Postal Code K0H 2H0. <span lang=EN-US style='color:#141412'>Exit 599 off the 401, go north. Take the tee junction “Maple Road” left. It is the second road north of Highway 401. There is a sign on that corner saying “Burt’s Greenhouses” (that’s because Burt has more than one). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#141412'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Burt's Greenhouses is near the city of Kingston which has excellent train connections with Toronto. If you need a lift from Kingston, let us know.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Using simple equipment an enthusiast might own, you will learn what to measure, when, when, what it mean and what to do with the numbers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Structured into a series of 45 minute sessions you will learn:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Where to take measurements and when, Sources of some common errors, Targets for high performance stoves, Why the customer is more important than the inventor, but not the designer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Learn how to calculate:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fuel Burn rate, Fire power, Fuel consumption, CO/CO2 ratio, Excess air ratio, Emission factors for CO, NO, CO2 and H2, System efficiency, Heat transfer efficiency, Heat loss rate from a pot, The effect of a lid on test results, And a little basic mechanical engineering on mass transfer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The equipment used will include a basic combustion analyser, a temperature logger, a computer-logged digital scale and an Infrared Thermometer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The goal is to know what to look for and to be able to rapidly improve and eventually optimise the functions of your stove.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some of the time is unstructured so you can bring a project you are working on and we will discuss it together. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:103.7pt;margin-top:978pt;width:154.9pt;height:63.2pt;z-index:-251657216;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:margin;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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