Will the blower assist in overall temps of the house? Don't really think it will since the stove top temp is reduced when the blower is running. Seems a 6 in 1, half dozen in the other routine. I don't need the air moved better, just warmer.
SolarAndWood said:I think of the stove just like a radiator in a car. If you want to increase the heat transfer from the radiator, you turn the fan on.
certified106 said:SolarAndWood said:I think of the stove just like a radiator in a car. If you want to increase the heat transfer from the radiator, you turn the fan on.
Great analogy! Every metal has a specific thermal heat conductivity number which is the materials ability to transfer heat and a heat transfer coefficient. In general a heat transfer coefficient is the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through a plate of particular area and thickness when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one kelvin. So theoretically the greater the temperature difference between two surfaces the more heat you will transfer between them. This is the generalized way it works with out getting into the gory details.
So when you run the blower it changes the temperature differential between the inside of the steel and the outside causing more heat to be transferred at a higher rate.
I agree with a stove top of 700. But if your in the situation as some users of the 30 are reporting where you stove is struggling to maintain 500-550, a blower will not help your stove burn hotter and cleaner.drumbum said:Just about doubles the output on my 30 when I need it. Run it at 700* with fan a 3/4 high and tell me it doesn't throw more heat into your house.
Are you having trouble keeping your stove at 500 to 550?Seasoned Oak said:I agree with a stove top of 700. But if your in the situation as some users of the 30 are reporting where you stove is struggling to maintain 500-550, a blower will not help your stove burn hotter and cleaner.drumbum said:Just about doubles the output on my 30 when I need it. Run it at 700* with fan a 3/4 high and tell me it doesn't throw more heat into your house.
As Myway posted he dont need more air ,just warmer air.
certified106 said:SolarAndWood said:I think of the stove just like a radiator in a car. If you want to increase the heat transfer from the radiator, you turn the fan on.
Great analogy! Every metal has a specific thermal heat conductivity number which is the materials ability to transfer heat and a heat transfer coefficient. In general a heat transfer coefficient is the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through a plate of particular area and thickness when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one kelvin. So theoretically the greater the temperature difference between two surfaces the more heat you will transfer between them. This is the generalized way it works with out getting into the gory details.
So when you run the blower it changes the temperature differential between the inside of the steel and the outside causing more heat to be transferred at a higher rate.
I'm thinking if you have real good transfer off the stove top you might save some heat from going up the pipe because like someone said heat will transfer better to something cooler.DanCorcoran said:"But it will still not alter the burn inside the stove..it can’t.
You would have to add more air…just my opinion. "
I don't know the answer either, but I do know that if heat is leaving the outside of the firebox more quickly, it must be reducing the average temperature inside. The question then becomes whether fires burn any differently (i.e. consume fuel any faster or slower) when they are burning at a cooler ambient temperature. I'm not sure that plus or minus 100 degrees would make a meaningful difference in any case.
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