Inside the Wood Stove Decathlon | National Geographic

a little nervous at the moment it’s hard

a little nervous at the moment it’s hard to say what the results are doing as far

to say what the results are doing as far

to say what the results are doing as far as when we’ll know all the answers we

as when we’ll know all the answers we

as when we’ll know all the answers we got a couple days left we wanted to

got a couple days left we wanted to

got a couple days left we wanted to bring more attention to the wood stove

bring more attention to the wood stove

bring more attention to the wood stove into the future potential of the wood

into the future potential of the wood

into the future potential of the wood stove there’s all this new technology on

stove there’s all this new technology on

stove there’s all this new technology on the market that’s making them incredibly

the market that’s making them incredibly

the market that’s making them incredibly clean and incredibly efficient and we

clean and incredibly efficient and we

clean and incredibly efficient and we wanted to highlight where this

wanted to highlight where this

wanted to highlight where this technology can go and how it can be part

technology can go and how it can be part

technology can go and how it can be part of our renewable energy future we have

of our renewable energy future we have

of our renewable energy future we have 12 stoves from six countries the

12 stoves from six countries the

12 stoves from six countries the Maryland stove is the only stove that

Maryland stove is the only stove that

Maryland stove is the only stove that has what’s called a coaxial stack the

has what’s called a coaxial stack the

has what’s called a coaxial stack the other thing that is really interesting

other thing that is really interesting

other thing that is really interesting is they have a fan and they’re the only

is they have a fan and they’re the only

is they have a fan and they’re the only stove in the competition that has a

stove in the competition that has a

stove in the competition that has a combustion fan in fact there’s no stove

combustion fan in fact there’s no stove

combustion fan in fact there’s no stove on the market anywhere in America that

on the market anywhere in America that

on the market anywhere in America that has a fan we’re setting up now to

has a fan we’re setting up now to

has a fan we’re setting up now to measure the efficiency and emissions of

measure the efficiency and emissions of

measure the efficiency and emissions of one of the candidate stoves in the

one of the candidate stoves in the

one of the candidate stoves in the competition in order to measure the

competition in order to measure the

competition in order to measure the emissions it’s normally very difficult

emissions it’s normally very difficult

emissions it’s normally very difficult we’re interested in particulate

we’re interested in particulate

we’re interested in particulate emissions and we’re interested in carbon

emissions and we’re interested in carbon

emissions and we’re interested in carbon monoxide emissions has been the Achilles

monoxide emissions has been the Achilles

monoxide emissions has been the Achilles heel of wood stoves is that there is too

heel of wood stoves is that there is too

heel of wood stoves is that there is too much pollution and so what we’re doing

much pollution and so what we’re doing

much pollution and so what we’re doing here is showing so that really emit no

here is showing so that really emit no

here is showing so that really emit no smoke and this is how a wood stove

smoke and this is how a wood stove

smoke and this is how a wood stove should be and this is how it can be if

should be and this is how it can be if

should be and this is how it can be if we invest in the Rd and get these stoves

you know on the market and people know

you know on the market and people know about them so they know that there are

about them so they know that there are

about them so they know that there are stills like this that they can buy o2 is

stills like this that they can buy o2 is

stills like this that they can buy o2 is 6% so far

okay so so right now we’re right dead

okay so so right now we’re right dead center in the particulate sampling point

center in the particulate sampling point

center in the particulate sampling point in this particular run it looks like the

in this particular run it looks like the

in this particular run it looks like the particulate are coming out kind of high

particulate are coming out kind of high

particulate are coming out kind of high based on the number of milligrams that

based on the number of milligrams that

based on the number of milligrams that we’re getting when the test is all over

we’re getting when the test is all over

we’re getting when the test is all over we’ll get a good look at the filter and

we’ll get a good look at the filter and

we’ll get a good look at the filter and we’ll be able to look at all the data

we’ll be able to look at all the data

we’ll be able to look at all the data and see at the end of this test we’re

and see at the end of this test we’re

and see at the end of this test we’re going to use a separate gas analyzer in

going to use a separate gas analyzer in

going to use a separate gas analyzer in order to confirm the co readings that

order to confirm the co readings that

order to confirm the co readings that we’re seeing as well as double check the

we’re seeing as well as double check the

we’re seeing as well as double check the oxygen readings and the stack

oxygen readings and the stack

oxygen readings and the stack temperature readings so that we can put

temperature readings so that we can put

temperature readings so that we can put it all together to get an efficiency

it all together to get an efficiency

it all together to get an efficiency number we got really really good results

number we got really really good results

number we got really really good results yesterday and we’re not getting the same

yesterday and we’re not getting the same

yesterday and we’re not getting the same today and so I’m not sure what’s going

today and so I’m not sure what’s going

today and so I’m not sure what’s going on yet but we’ll see as soon as it’s all

on yet but we’ll see as soon as it’s all

on yet but we’ll see as soon as it’s all finished up so I think there the issue

finished up so I think there the issue

finished up so I think there the issue here then is perhaps that of providing

here then is perhaps that of providing

here then is perhaps that of providing more secondary air to help complete the

more secondary air to help complete the

more secondary air to help complete the combustion process so if I had a hunch

combustion process so if I had a hunch

combustion process so if I had a hunch it’s because we’re limited in how much

it’s because we’re limited in how much

it’s because we’re limited in how much air we can provide by the fan rather

air we can provide by the fan rather

air we can provide by the fan rather than a draft in a traditional so when

than a draft in a traditional so when

than a draft in a traditional so when you load it with more wood you get more

you load it with more wood you get more

you load it with more wood you get more draft and more airflow to compensate

draft and more airflow to compensate

draft and more airflow to compensate yeah in our stove that doesn’t happen

yeah in our stove that doesn’t happen

yeah in our stove that doesn’t happen you get the same amount of air no matter

you get the same amount of air no matter

you get the same amount of air no matter what you put in more air would really

what you put in more air would really

what you put in more air would really help unfortunately our fan is is at full

help unfortunately our fan is is at full

help unfortunately our fan is is at full power so there’s nothing we can do to

power so there’s nothing we can do to

power so there’s nothing we can do to add more air okay at the moment

add more air okay at the moment

add more air okay at the moment everyone’s been waiting for this stove

everyone’s been waiting for this stove

everyone’s been waiting for this stove did exceptionally well in all categories

did exceptionally well in all categories

did exceptionally well in all categories and

and

and to announce first-place winner the grand

to announce first-place winner the grand

to announce first-place winner the grand cars to Woodstock soapstone

what we made this stuff specifically for

what we made this stuff specifically for this contest and so everything that we

this contest and so everything that we

this contest and so everything that we did was oriented toward making something

did was oriented toward making something

did was oriented toward making something that was not just high-performance but

that was not just high-performance but

that was not just high-performance but also affordable and I think the thing

also affordable and I think the thing

also affordable and I think the thing that we’re the proudest of is that we

that we’re the proudest of is that we

that we’re the proudest of is that we have a very efficient during low

have a very efficient during low

have a very efficient during low emission stove but it’s going to sell

emission stove but it’s going to sell

emission stove but it’s going to sell for less than $2,000

for less than $2,000

for less than $2,000 our stove got the award for lowest

our stove got the award for lowest

our stove got the award for lowest particulate emissions which means we

particulate emissions which means we

particulate emissions which means we produce the lowest amount of soot or

produce the lowest amount of soot or

produce the lowest amount of soot or other small particles in the burning of

other small particles in the burning of

other small particles in the burning of our stove in some ways that makes it the

our stove in some ways that makes it the

our stove in some ways that makes it the cleanest stove just coming here and

cleanest stove just coming here and

cleanest stove just coming here and looking at all the different competitors

looking at all the different competitors

looking at all the different competitors was amazing I learned a ton from

was amazing I learned a ton from

was amazing I learned a ton from absolutely everybody here and I can’t

absolutely everybody here and I can’t

absolutely everybody here and I can’t wait to go back and apply it on the next

wait to go back and apply it on the next

wait to go back and apply it on the next version

version

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