[Greenbuilding] heating values of different species of wood

[Corwyn]

On 12/22/2010 11:40 AM, Reuben Deumling wrote:
> I stumbled upon this
> http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood-combustion-heat-d_372.html
> and wondered if anyone here can offer an opinion about how good these
> numbers are. I compared cherry and white oak on this chart (the two
> species I tend to burn), and noticed that the ratio of the two species
> dry weight/volume is the same as the ratio of their BTU/volume.
> Does that mean a lb of cellulose regardless of species is assumed to
> have a (more or less fixed) heating value? I could imagine that but
> hadn't encountered this before. It would make certain calculations easier...
>
> paging Norbert Senf...
> paging Corwyn

Yup.

Around 8600 BTUs / Pound (@ 15% moisture)

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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