So what do you all think, how well does a small ventalated greenhouse work to rapidly remove water from wood? Started wondering this last weekend when I had a pile of fresh small hickory bbq chunks 2" by 2" by 6" placed in a clear plastic bag (a cubic foot roughly). When I left the house I put the bag on its side in the yard in full sunlight for the afternoon. 90 degees plus day with full sunshine for about a couple hours. Not surprisingly when I came back home the side facing up of the bag was covered and dripping with water evaporating from the hickory.
Next I sat the bag upright with the top open and poked holes all over the bag to let in air to evaporate all the moisture. Within an hour or two the bag was dry, the wood inside was still quite hot and it got me to wondering... this works on a large scale too right? Heat builds, air's water capacity increases, water vapor and air rise to escape through roof vents, meanwhile relatively cooler (denser) 90 degree air is sucked in the holes to replace that rising air and the process is repeated, etc. No need for fans or blowers, just let air do its thing. Similarly to how your attic works in the summer. Not that I would want to haul a cord up into the attic for the summer LOL. :lol:
Anyone have a greenhouse like this?
Next I sat the bag upright with the top open and poked holes all over the bag to let in air to evaporate all the moisture. Within an hour or two the bag was dry, the wood inside was still quite hot and it got me to wondering... this works on a large scale too right? Heat builds, air's water capacity increases, water vapor and air rise to escape through roof vents, meanwhile relatively cooler (denser) 90 degree air is sucked in the holes to replace that rising air and the process is repeated, etc. No need for fans or blowers, just let air do its thing. Similarly to how your attic works in the summer. Not that I would want to haul a cord up into the attic for the summer LOL. :lol:
Anyone have a greenhouse like this?