Re: Actual heat from the fuel re: African Stove Tests

[Peter Verhaart <pverhaart@optusnet.com.au>]

At 10:24 1/01/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Stovers:
>I inadvertently sent Crispins original message to the list, rather than the
>following reply. Following is the reply I intendd to send. Sorry about he
>confusion.
>
>Kevin Chisholm
>*********************************
>Dear Crispin
>
>
>I hate it when I have to say "The book is wrong." :It makes me look
>arrogant. :-) However, in this case, it is wrong. Firstly, the statement was
>made 90 years ago, when wood was generally bought and sold by the CORD, a
>volume measure, and not by the POUND (or kG). It is unquestionably true that
>"heavier woods give more heat per CORD" but it is unquestionably wrong that
>wood of higher specific gravity has more heat per CORD than woods of lower s
>pecific gravity.


The book is wrong, I love saying that, the book is wrong. Resinous woods 
have a rather low density but a high combustion value, probably much higher 
than much denser woods not containing resin.
What kind of accuracy do you think you need?

Peter Verhaart

Snip

Kindest regards,

>Kevin Chisholm

And my compliments to Kevin for his exhausive analysis, which I enjoyed 
reading.
Happy New Year

Peter Verhaart


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