[TheForge] Chip forge

[Rich Maynard]

Hmm. Not sure about this. Steady state, all your heat's going up the
chimney, right?

Rich.

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> Rich Maynard wrote:
> 
> >I think shape has little or no impact on the heat transfer, 
> as others 
> >have commented, other than by using a shape that packs more 
> densely the 
> >thermal mass is increased for a given material.
> >
> Shape does have a major effect on heat transfer.   Since the 
> heat is in 
> the gas and the goal is to use the chips to absorb the heat 
> from the gas 
> and feed it back to the metal, therby avoiding sending such a large 
> percentage up the flue, the heat transfer plays a big role.  
> I suspect 
> the thermal storage aspect would be important if the heat supply was 
> variable, but it is not. 
> 
> Charles
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