[Stoves] Pressed biofuel - and Fire balls. Testing

[frank]

Hi Crispin,
one question
<snip>

you wrote...

>. I have been watching coal light and burn during
>December. The heating of the adjacent particle, driving off volatiles,
>coking the particle (or making charcoal if it is wood) and how and how fast
>it happens is definitely affected by the temperature of the air passing
>through and, separately, the velocity.
>  
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affected by temperature.... are we talking the diference between 20 deg 
and 100 degs? or 400 deg and 1000 deg?

Does a slight increase (20 to 100) in the air temperature going into the 
fuel make a big difference in fuel combustion?

Thanks
Frank


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