[Stoves] RE Error in the recommended Shell Foundation HEH Project Water Boiling Test http://ehs.sph.berkeley.edu/hem/hem/protocols/WBT_data-calculation_sheet.xls

[AJH]

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:31:21 -0400, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:

>is the total heat required to get rid of one gm of water, in KiloJoules so
>the 1000 is needed.  The entire calculation is done in KJ. The plan
>apparently was to start with an energy requirement per gm and then multiply
>it by the number of grams of moisture, and subtract that energy from that
>available from the portion of the kg that was not water.

All the more reason to stick with SI units rigorously!

I still think you explanation is out as is your calculation but it
only has the effect of making an insignificant part of the calculation
( the heat needed to raise water to 100C) completely miniscule.

AJH Back to destroying all the value of hectares of wood tomorrow :-(