Dear Dean
Agreed. I believe that Ernestine's doctoral work with you for a year is a good indication that this is also true for wood. For those who have not seen her thesis, it was a comparison of emissions for low, medium and high moisture fuels and how different stoves handled it. Gus: The people in Java use the charcoal remaining from fires to warm the wood for tomorrow. This is important because it affects the fuel use that must be attributed to a meal (the char is not thrown away but it is consumed each day) and it means they are operating at a high system efficiency considering the drying that is being accomplished. Regards Crispin +++++++ Hi All, I find that pellets burn cleaner in TLUDs when at about 10% to 15% moisture content like sticks of wood. In both cases a slower burn helps to meter the fuel. Best, Dean
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