Had a chance to visit the combustion research lab at Brookhaven Laboratory. Learned quite a bit about the test equipment, target analytes, protocols and current research. We also had a chance to discuss the adverse effects associated with the use of poor equipment and/or bad practices and how to mitigate these effects by using good practices.
One current project is to cycle a pellet furnace using demand needs collected from a real world scenario including DHW production. As the unit cycles particulates, CO and other analytical data is collected. The entire system is on a scale to precisely determine fuel use and other parameters.
Another project involved attempts to reduce the emissions of older stoves and the effects of using biodiesel on currently available oil fired furnaces.
One current project is to cycle a pellet furnace using demand needs collected from a real world scenario including DHW production. As the unit cycles particulates, CO and other analytical data is collected. The entire system is on a scale to precisely determine fuel use and other parameters.
Another project involved attempts to reduce the emissions of older stoves and the effects of using biodiesel on currently available oil fired furnaces.