Cooking pot size and carbon monoxide.

[torc]

Here's an interesting link to a study about CO production and pot size,
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15473455.
Happy trails...torc.

 

[Teepee]

I've never really considered how pot size affects CO levels before. Although the smaller diameter pot will produce less CO, it will take markedly longer to reach boiling point due to its lower heating, efficiencyand so will probably produce similar amounts of CO in use.

I couldn't see anywhere in the study where they measured the temp gain per amount of CO produced? This would make it more relevant for translating the results for safer stove use in tents or other confined spaces that we use.