Test HK-L22
March 6, 2010
White birch, 49.7 lb total, incl. 3.75 lbs kindling. 29.4% moisture.
North-South loading. Largest pieces first. Loaded onto a coal bed (Colorado method)
Efficiency is calculated at 95% oxygen recovery (Colorado method).
Stack temperature corrected for height.
Add-on bell has been extended in height by 5 courses.
Compared to last run:
Smaller load, cooler firebox.
Lower stack temperature, however lower burn rate results in higher oxygen, and slightly less overall efficiency
Condar Spreadsheet Results
Condar Spreadsheet (includes detailed fueling data)
Animation, 2 minute intervals.
Flue gas
First 3 minutes of kindling are missing.
Graph from Testo analyzer. 30 second sampling intervals.
The green line tracks the CO/CO2 ratio.
TESTO Excel data file
Raw data file
Opacity
First 12 minutes missing. Main load was loaded at 10 minutes.
Fuel load.
Stacking is North-South, with largest pieces on bottom, onto a coal bed.
Fuel load. Pieces are ordered smallest to largest, left to right. Stacking was from right to left (largest pieces on the bottom).
Burn sequence.
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