Catalytic Combustor -- - -- Primary Ai; Control Primary Air Inlet May 1981 RAIN Page 21 burning rate, turbulent air-fuel mixing, and the fact that only one end of the logs are burning at any one time, which helps to minimize incomplete combustion. 4. When compared with other available stove-emission testing results (Monsanto, 1980; Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors , U.S.E.P.A., 1977) which are generally agreed to have used "average" America stoves, the baffled woodstove and the catalytic combustor-equipped stove in Oregon's test did not appear to significantly r_educe particulate emissions. More complete details of Oregon's test results can be obtained by requesting a copy of the press release dated March 16, 1981 from Janet Gillaspie, Oregon DEQ, at (503) 229-6488. Her mailing address is P.O. Box 1760, Portland, OR 97207. Persons seriously interested in the future of direct combustion of solid fuels as an alternative to our use of fossil fuels and nuclear power should consider attending the 1981 International Conference on Residential Solid Fuels. The conference will be held in Portland June 1-4, 1981, and a copy .of the preliminary program is available fro~ Dorothy Malek, Conference Coordinator, Oregon Gradu~te Center, 19600 NW Walker Road, Beaverton, Oregon 97006. Her telephone is (503) 645-1121. Speakers and participants from Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland and the U.S. indicate that this will be an extremely important and informative four-day conference. Bill Day is the author of Rainpaper No. 1, Consumer Guide to Woodstoves, available from RAIN for $3.60. nship With An Old Flame Jetstream Furnace Novatek Furnace llltinllte Wood.stove Cbncorde Catalytic Woodstove HW11Jton Technologies Energy Alternatives Ibn's Fireplace Cb. Franklin Industries Inc. CharlottetOIWI, P. E. I. Tualitan, Oregon Canby, Oregon Wa.nvick , Rhode Island Canada Pa~!:_~~ Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Rlln 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run l Run 2 I Total Particulate Matter in Gram, per •3.9 3.4 18.8 I 10.3 31.1 20.0 21.4 29.3 K:ilogram of Dry Wood llumL'CI ---1-- Percentage of Part1culatP Matter 0.3 20.0 46.7 20.5 I 41.9 35. l :?.5.3 21.9 22.5 Microns and larger Percentage of &MH.er Particulate 80.0 53.3 79. fi 58.1 64 .9 74. 7 78.1 77.5 ~1 Matter and Cbndenslblo Gases Organic llatel'lal_s (percent of total 14.6 9.9 12.5 8.4 12.2 13.2 21.0 17.5 '~ particulate matter) Average Flue Gas Flo.v Rate in CFM 108.4 130.7 24.6 20.0 53.8 I 47.3 81.5 93.1 ,~ - · - 1--- Average Flu() Gas'Carbon Monoxlcle(percentege) 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.8 0.6 I 0.6 0.2 0.4 .+i ~8. Average Flue Gas 'I'Eln{l0rature (Fahrenheit) 130 194 a;4 222 3fit 314 311 • 257 ![ lti lligrruns of Creosote/Soot Acc1rnulation per 5. 7 6.6 20.8 36.6 16.1 h Square lleter of F'lue per Kilogram of Dry Wood Burned ~i;. Arrount of Wood Burned (dry 11eight in kg.) 27.3 26.3 15.2 I 16.8 10.1 10.1 12.8 9.2 n - --:-t·-- g~ Average Wood l.bisture (percentage) 32.3 32.8 35.9 I 35.6 19.4 17.1 16.3 17.6 Pl !::i~ Averaee Stack Opacity (percentage) 14.3 8.9 3.6 16.4 10.2 11.3 12.5 H Average Jsoklnetic Rate (percentage) 90.2 102.0 92.7 104.2 92.5 95.1 101.3 97.8 ~ Test D1ration in Uinutes 100 150 195 • 175 135 135 300 300 Orpgr,n Departnl('nt nr· En0r gy Fmlsslon Test Report on Four flelectecl Wood Aurntng Hane Heating Devices January 23, 1981
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