trangia fuel mix?
- Thread starter redflex
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Any combustion in which the fuel-oxygen ratio is as uncontrolled, as it is in the likes of a spirit burning stove such as a trangia, is never going to result in 100% combustion of the volatiles.
This is a result of among other things the fact that the unburnt products are able to escape, along with the loss of heat to the surrounding surfaces and environment, and as you say Graham O through light. So there will always be an amount of soot produced.
Smokey fires though are hotter, this is fact. The soot particles increase the radiant heat surface area of the flame. It is often problematic particulary when dealing with fossil fuel fires as seen recently at the Buncefield fuel depot. The majority of the fire fighting resources were directed towards cooling the flames so that the fire base can be reached and so the radiant heat did not cause the surrounding tanks etc to ignite.
This is a result of among other things the fact that the unburnt products are able to escape, along with the loss of heat to the surrounding surfaces and environment, and as you say Graham O through light. So there will always be an amount of soot produced.
Smokey fires though are hotter, this is fact. The soot particles increase the radiant heat surface area of the flame. It is often problematic particulary when dealing with fossil fuel fires as seen recently at the Buncefield fuel depot. The majority of the fire fighting resources were directed towards cooling the flames so that the fire base can be reached and so the radiant heat did not cause the surrounding tanks etc to ignite.
totally agree, why waste time cleaning the outside of cookware, i put hexy blocks in my trangia burner and beer stove too, to stop the ground getting burned,gregorach said:
scruff said:
lol
yes we can stick it in the dish washer when we get home
complete obvious one to most of you but shortly after using the pan
idealy straight off the cooker/heat just rub on grass a few times most of the caked soot will instantly be off pan (get it before it cools and saves on wire wool).
you can add about 10% water, but it makes no great difference, in fact it makes things worse in winter as it can be harder to light the burner.
Shambling Shaman
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Got some of the new EcoFule for the Trangia its like a gel will see how it gos and what the sootings like.
