What are the heat physics of burning wood?

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Flame? Followed by heat? Hopefully not followed by the smell of burning hair! :gulp:
 
I don't know if its physics or a freak of nature, but wife approval

Hopefully smoke goes up the chimney

the amount of heat delivered measuring surface temps at 450 deggrees increases 100% when elevated to 600 drgrees
 
Do a Google on "Wood Gasification". There's lots of very detailed sites about how wood burns and what's really happening.

I found it quite interesting.
 
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