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If you find the article and spreadsheet useful, please post your test results here. We are interested in the performance of all types of alcohol stoves. :welcome
It's just a design tool...
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Originally Posted by
Skidsteer
So set up your stove tests using the windscreen and a box fan to simulate wind if you like. If all other factors are kept equal it should be a useful tool for comparison.
My intent was not to account for all conditions, just to get a baseline set of comparisons for a particular stove system. Then the system could be "tweaked" for maximum performance by changing the variables: pot size, fuel load, amount of water, etc. Even my limited testing gave some surprising results, and a lot to think about in stove system design. :-?
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Originally Posted by By [URL="http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/member.php?u=5809"
terrapin_too[/url]] For starters, it's not my test :) -- just my comments on someone else's. And yes, it's a cheap shot to criticise. In other regards, it's a nice piece of work.
There are simply too many variables for the "wind" test to be meaningful. I've done my share of sailing (and hiking) so there's one thing I know about wind: it's never constant. Pitching a windscreen can be just as tricky as pitching a tent.
Thanks for the compliment! :D
It is impossible to account for all the variables (eg: wind) that can change the performance of a stove system. That is why I put the disclaimer to take plenty of fuel along in the field to account for possible performance changes.
Don't worry about the cheaphots...I've given out my share of them! ;)