Test HK-J29
February 22/08
Mixed hardwood, 18% moisture, 70.3 lbs
Round pieces, 2 small pieces of white birch on top, 9 pieces
Stack sloped slightly towards kindling
Warm heater (132F firebox temp), cold fuel
Side ignition
Cold kindling, 3.5 lbs (not enough)
Almost identical load to run HK-J26 (very clean), except a borderline start, requiring one additional piece of kindling.
Interesting example of non-linear system -- high sensitivity to initial conditions.
Animation, 2 minute intervals.
Flue gas
Condar Spreadsheet Results
Condar Spreadsheet (includes detailed fueling data)
Fuel stack. Kindling on right side. Smaller pieces on top.
Fuel pieces, numbered 1 - 9 from left to right.
Graphical data comparison of Condar tests
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February 22, 2008
This page was created on February 22, 2008
