Hey everyone!
Greetings from Scotland!
Thanks for welcoming me to the forum.
I've been following it for some time, and there are some amazing projects up on here!
I've noticed a lot of people have really diverse backgrounds in science & engineering, so I have a question I've been wondering about for some time:
I love Alcohol Stoves, and there's lots of interesting discussion about boil times etc.
Does anyone know what the theoretical FASTEST boil time would possibly be with alcohol fuel?
Presumably, alcohol has a specific amount of contained energy that can be turned into heat, and this can only be transferred at a certain rate, so regardless of the stove, what would be the fastest possible time you could get water to boil using alcohol (in real world temperatures, atmospheric pressure etc).
I need a 'bar' to compare the efficiency & speed of different stoves!
I hope someone knows the answer!
Thanks!
Alec