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Is a fire load of a log greater before it is chopped into kindling?
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∙ 15y ago
Technically "no", Practically "yes": Technical Answer: Weight of the log in pounds x 8,000 btu/pound = btu total fire load, which would not change by fragmenting the log into chips. This answer ignores the burn time required in each case, see practical answer below. Practical answer: Duration of fire time in minutes/hours required to completely reduce the entire mass of wood to heat, light, smoke and ashes is dependent upon the surface to mass ratio, or simply put, the log would take longer to burn up than would the same mass of wood reduced to chip sized particles. The consequence: the intensity of the chip fire would peak at an earlier and higher heat release rate than would the log fire, thus the practical answer: at peak intensity the chip fire would require a higher water flow rate in gallons per minute (GPM) to control/extinguish than would the log fire.
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Is pine good wood to burn in a fireplace?
Pine will make great kindling- to light the fire. However, it will burn very quickly, produce few coals for long lasting heat, and produces a lot of creosote that will need to be cleaned from your chimney. It would be a good idea to keep a little dry pine for kindling, but find a good hardwood such as oak, ash, or hickory for your main fuel wood.
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How does blowing air put out a fire?
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What equipment is located in the lab in case of fire?
Fire extinguisher and fire blanket.
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What is the most efficient way of kindling a fire?
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What do you need for kindling for fire?
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Why do we use kindling wood to light a fire?
because we do
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Sand /water <><><> Anything that will cool the fire below kindling point, or exclude oxygen from the fire.
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"needed"
What is the simple subject of the sentence Briana needed kindling for a fire?
Briana.
Can you give me a sentence using the word kindling?
The person wanted someone to give a sentence with 'kindling' in it. There :D ======= In order to get the campfire started, we need to split some of these thick branches into thinner kindling sticks that will catch fire quicker.
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