[Stoves] Fuel Testing

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Paul,


Would another shipment of paper fireballs be of any help?

I am also working on overhauling my article "Methods of Paper Fireballing", it 
needs a lot of work! I think it will be much more readable when I am done.

Also, when I can, I have started building my gasifier. I plan to call it 
"Gas-of-Fire 1000". My new Henrob 2000 is just the tool for this project! I 
think that paper (and others) fireballs will make good gasifier fuel. So many 
possible blends.


Best wishes,


Jeff



On Wednesday 04 October 2006 12:33 am, Paul S. Anderson wrote:
>      (1).  Wood chips sundried:   200 g start - 28 g char+ash = 172 fuel
> used
>
>      (2).  Fireballs (paper)(from Jeff):  170 g - 28 g = 142 g fuel used
>
>     c.  Each test is conducted in identical conditions of 7 liter SS
> pot holding
> 5 liters of water.  Starting temperatures are recorded, and temps recorded
> at intervals   0,  2.5 min,    5 min,   10 min,  15 min,  end time.
>
> Both tests were conducted with about the same settings on the blower.  The
> objective was consistent moderate flame, neither trying for high heat for
> fast-boil nor for low heat for slow-simmer.  Such testing experiences
> will come
> later, I'm sure.
>
> The first tests were practice and will be repeated, so please do not be
> quoting
> these numbers.  Both fuels raised the temperature of the 5 liters of water
> by 43 or 44 deg C., in 17 minutes for the woodchips and 14 minutes for the
> fireballs.
>
> I must say that I am quite impressed with the paper fireballs!!!  Credit
> for those goes to Jeff!!!!


-- 
Jeff Davis
Somewhere 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA
http://www.velocity.net/~jeff0124