Here's one for you techie/engineers-Are You Smarter Than A Sixth Grader?
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RustyShackleford
Minister of Fire
Either that kid is the smartest sixth grader in the USA or he had some serious "help" with his homework....If it's the former, he should have a very bright future ahead and should be running the R&D;department at a major woodstove manufacturer by the time he graduates high school.
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MountainStoveGuy
Minister of Fire
Very smart kid. Good to here conformation on the effectiveness of a ceiling fan from a data standpoint.
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
extremely well done especially for a kid of his age. incomplete but only due to not having differing variables such as other roooms to perform the same tasks to compare results , his conclusion proves that in the installation he tested his data is supportive , but could be totally different in a different layout such as a standard room with 8 ft ceilings (which we do not know for certain). that said , its still fantastic work and worthy of praise.
Incredible work for 6th grade though would have a few 'quirks' if viewed from a professional level - but amazing none the less.
It would be interesting to see how this plays out over a whole house scenario - as this is what I've said for years: If you want the heat mixed up good in the stove room, run the ceiling fan - if you want it to flow out to the rest of the house, use fans to establish a flow out across the ceiling and back toward the stove across the floor. This is the only way I can get heat to my bedroom which is 60' away from the stove on the opposite end of the house. If I turn on a ceiling fan, the 'river of air' flowing across the ceiling and floor is destroyed and the stove room gets really warm while the rest of the house cools. Of course, vaulted ceilings, stair ways or offset floor levels add to the complexity.
It would be interesting to see how this plays out over a whole house scenario - as this is what I've said for years: If you want the heat mixed up good in the stove room, run the ceiling fan - if you want it to flow out to the rest of the house, use fans to establish a flow out across the ceiling and back toward the stove across the floor. This is the only way I can get heat to my bedroom which is 60' away from the stove on the opposite end of the house. If I turn on a ceiling fan, the 'river of air' flowing across the ceiling and floor is destroyed and the stove room gets really warm while the rest of the house cools. Of course, vaulted ceilings, stair ways or offset floor levels add to the complexity.
Ratman
Feeling the Heat
I think I was out that day.
Dad and uncle Ron did a good job getting me caught up though.
I especially love the nested for next loops
Dad and uncle Ron contaminated the test case by not reversing the ceiling fan to the clockwise position so it did not blow the air down.
This fact was admitted in their results.
Very interesting reading for a geek like me though the sensor appliance they built is way over my head.
Dad and uncle Ron did a good job getting me caught up though.
I especially love the nested for next loops
Dad and uncle Ron contaminated the test case by not reversing the ceiling fan to the clockwise position so it did not blow the air down.
This fact was admitted in their results.
Very interesting reading for a geek like me though the sensor appliance they built is way over my head.
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