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Doug, I don't know the formula for efficiency, maybe Corie or Mike from ESW will stop by an answer that question, but I know that alot of stove mfg's don't actually
the efficiency of a given stove. If the stove meets or exceeds the EPA standards, they list it as that. I think it just comes down to real world variables. What the stove will do in yours hands, with your config may be completely different than for me.
In simple terms, the efficiency of a stove would be 100*(heat content of fuel - heat lost up the stack)/(heat content of the fuel). So, say the fuel load contains 1000 BTU's, and during the burning process, 300 BTU's are lost up the chimney, the efficiency would be:
100(1000-300)/(1000)=70%, meaning that 70% of the potentially useful heat content of the fuel was realized as heat gain to the area surrounding the stove.
Rick
100(1000-300)/(1000)=70%, meaning that 70% of the potentially useful heat content of the fuel was realized as heat gain to the area surrounding the stove.
Rick
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