Before I forget this yet again...
Is it possible that the zone that produces heat, needs a catalyst like iron?
My uninformed opinon (without reviewing my heat transfer tomes) would be that
the gas is invisible to the infrared component. I suspect the gas is only
picking up heat from conduction. I don't know the percentages of which
components are domainant (thats the home work part), but if the IR component is
significant, then its being lost on the gas. This especially if the ash is what
the gas impinges on.
This idea occurs to me from watching the fires. I can hold my hand in the
flames but I can't hold it near the coals because I am picking up too much IR.
BPJ
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