[Stoves] Retted Switchgrass Fireball Test

[Paul S. Anderson]

Quoting Roger Samson <rsamson at reap-canada.com>:

>> I have had some feedback from commercial boilers users that herbaceous fuels
> like switchgrass need to be fairly dense to burn effectively. 
> ..snip...  It maybe that herbaceous fuels, unlike wood are too quick 
> to
> release their gases and then it's difficult to control the combustion
> process.

Roger and others,

The rate of releasing of the gases is an interesting issue.  But rather than
altering the fuel, perhaps the combustion process can be better controlled.  I
am thinking of the gasifiers and their ability to control the entrance of
primary air separate from secondary air.

What do you think about this? and what and how could something be tested

Paul
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