2018 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1810
January 29, 2018

Heat exchanger reconfigured from downdrafting parallel channels
to a serial channel.

Red oak, small fuel, half load
Cold heater, cold fuel
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
32.0 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
21.2% moisture. 2345 stacking.

Pisla HTT 602 door, 22" wide
Austrian eco firebox, see http://www.heatkit.com/research/lopez-2014-03-01.html

Condar spreadsheet results, calculated at 90 minutes.
With the eco-box, the test is over when the air supply is closed. Remaining charcoal would normally be burned in the next fire.

Condar Spreadsheet

Testo Raw Data

Lab Notes

Flue gas graph to 90 minutes.
Note: CO curve is inaccurate due to failing sensor. Backup CO data has been used for calculations.
Compare graph with previous ones and note the large difference.
Next test will be a repeat with warm fuel and warm heater.

Testo gas graph.
Note: CO curve is inaccurate due to failing sensor. Backup CO data has been used for calculations.
Red line is stack temperature and green line is room temperature.

Red oak, same fuel batch as last series of 2017
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
34.0 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
21.2% moisture.

Burn sequence.
Time lapse taken at 2 minute intervals, fixed focus and fixed exposure.

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