j-takeman said:
tonyd said:
One day I'll give this a try. Same measure of pellets (volume not weight). Record burn times and output readings on identical settings. This stuff keeps my wheels turning. I thought we were just trying to heat the house. I think their my be more to it. he he.
Doing the length of burn compared to the temp output. That's the easy part. Figuring out the difference between the 2 is the hard part!
Someone needs to explain a formula to compare them?
We may even find that its so close we can't call it! But those who need max BTU's and quick recovery times need to favor the dense pellet. :cheese:
Here this might work for you and give you an easy explanation.......
You should know that the solution of ax2+bx+c=0
There is an analogous formula for polynomials of degree three: The solution of ax3+bx2+cx+d=0 is
(A formula like this was first published by Cardano in 1545.) Or, more briefly,
x = {q + [q2 + (r-p2)3]1/2}1/3 + {q - [q2 + (r-p2)3]1/2}1/3 + p
where
p = -b/(3a), q = p3 + (bc-3ad)/(6a2), r = c/(3a)
But I do not recommend that you memorize these formulas.
See, once you know the secret formula the answer is quite easy......... :cheese: