[modeleng] Re: Corn

Corn might work exceptionally well if a person stoker fed it into the 
firebox.  Charles

> I look for more reports to come in over the next few days so maybe we will
> stumble upon someone who has or has seen actual experience at burning 
> corn.
> Surely if corn cobs worked as fuel for Kloppenburg, then the corn itself
> should be better as it is much denser.  It was/is a long shot, but surely
> someone has tried it considering the amount that has been burned in pellet
> stoves over here. Of course, pellet stoves have a pretty good blast of air
> from a mechanical blower and that may be better than our steam blowers, 
> but
> I dunno.  I would say that Bill Bowser, our resident Mechanical Engineer, 
> is
> probably right in that it would heat about the same as wood, so if one can
> burn wood, then corn should work as well as it has approxitudely the same
> heat value as wood.  No way is it going to approach the heat value of 
> coal,
> but let's not give up just yet as there may be a "late report" come 
> through.
>
> I liked the one where the bloke put popcorn in the firebox.  I imagine 
> that
> would be a bit disconcerting to hear those pops and wondering if stay 
> bolts
> were snapping! RITFLMAO  [:>)
>
> Jesse

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