Xavier, I don't know of any study, but if you stick a moisture meter
into a living tree, you will get much higher moisture contents than
'only' 50%. and a freshly cut tree will not lose that much moisture
in the one day before it gets stuck into a stove. and you are right:
it is nearly impossible to burn that type of moisture content cleanly...
do you have a moisture meter? if not, try to collect some wood and
charcoal samples and calculate the moisture through the weight loss
after you have dried the samples well in a kiln/oven. you will be
surprised what you get.
regards christa
Am 13.02.2012 um 15:53 schrieb Xavier Brandao:
Christa said:
"I have measured more than once moisture contents exceeding 50% (own
experiences in Malawi and Madagascar)"
That is impressive. Do we have any studies about the wood moisture in
different regions of Africa? I guess it varies with the latitude and
the
seasons. I am not sure this point has always been given enough
attention, or
has it? How to burn well 50% moisture wood (if it is possible)?
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