Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Research Progress

After installing the system, we are now recording data such as dates times and amount of wood burning in the wood stove. We will compare the energy savings of this months utility and hydro bills to last years to determine if the project is cost and energy effective. We will reach a conclusion which will enable us to answser my thesis question of " What is the feasibility and cost efficiency of incorporating a wood stove into a domestic water home heating system."
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4 comments:

  1. AlyssaApril 4, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Hey Berk,

    There is a lot of concern about air quality now a days, what kind of impact do you think this kind of system would have on air quality if it became popular?

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  2. Brittany BerkenstockApril 4, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Hey Alyssa,
    That’s a great question actually. Yes air quality is a huge concern in this project, we have carefully thought this through to reduce the environmental effects. The wood we obtain for the fireplace is from a second growth slash, the wood we get are the leftovers of harvested wood by loggers. The wood that is left is a 2”-8” stump. We don’t harvest the stumps/ lefovers until the wood has had time to "cure" or "season" for two years. This will increase the woods quality and burning efficiency. The longer the wood has sat before it is burned reduces the amount of creosote left in the chimney and into the air quality. None of the wood we burn is treated or chemically enhanced, and nothing other than wood and newspaper goes into the fire. I hope this somewhat answers your question, we are looking at all the options to make this environmentally friendly.
    Brittany

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  3. Otto DerschApril 4, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    hello Brittany,

    found a technical book on fluid heat transfer, could be usefull.

    http://books.google.ca/books?id=OAc4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA136&dq=water+%22heat+transfer%22&hl=en&ei=x5maTc7HNqLA0QHY-Zi8Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=water%20%22heat%20transfer%22&f=false

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  4. Brittany BerkenstockApril 4, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Hey Otto,
    I just checked that out and I think it will be great for my research! Thank you very much!

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