HK-K01 - January 8th, 2009

Notes

• This is the first run in the HK-K series. Cold heater, warmup run.
• Aim is to run a set of consistent repeat runs, to energize the heater identically, for a series of chimney damper tests.
• White birch, 20% moisture
  
• 6 pieces, 4.5 lb kindling, 65.1 lbs total
• Difficulty lighting the kindling from the top, with a cold heater.
  
• Fuel pieces were a bit large, 10.1 lbs average
• Grate air inadvertently closed for entire run
• 0.94 g/kg PM (Condar)
• 13.3 g/kg CO
• 75.2% overall efficiency

Animation

Flue Gas

Opacity

Statistics

Fuel stack

Resources

• Excel Data File: testo-K01.xlsm
• Condar Spreadsheet + Fueling Excel Data File: Unavailable