Steve and all,
Thanks - This was a real eye opener for me that there was that much of a difference. Even though in the past you all said it was. Frank From: Stoves [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Taylor Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:21 AM To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves Subject: Re: [Stoves] Measuring temperature On 12 January 2013 00:21, Frank Shields <[email protected]> wrote: Stovers, I was running an experiment using shinny stove pipe as a 'stove' and using the IR detector was measuring the temperature on the outside of the pipe. It read about 30c. But was much higher as noted when I tried to hold the pipe. Is this inaccuracy due to the reflective surface? Hi Frank, Yes, you've run into the issue of emissivity of the pipe - black emits better than shiny. Steve
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