2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Our ancestors could not have imagined that it is possible to heat housing not only with firewood. Today, fuel briquettes are very popular. For active use in Europe, they are called "Eurowood". Fuel briquettes are valued for their efficiency, high heat transfer coefficient, and environmental friendliness
What are fuel briquettes - or eurowood
This is a pressed product for heating from sawdust. It is produced using modern technologies, without the use of glue and chemical components. There are two manufacturing options: mechanical press + thermal action and hydraulic pressing.
The composition of fuel briquettes includes sawdust of deciduous trees and conifers. The production involves the use of agro-industrial recyclables: oat husks, buckwheat, sunflower, flax, rice. In the process of combustion, the mass is converted into coal, with a minimum amount of ash - the residual layer of ash mixtures and ash is 0.4%. The calorific value as a result of use exceeds 4500 Kcal / kg.
Briquettes are produced in various forms: bars with a hole, cylinders, bricks, octahedrons, the moisture content of briquettes is not more than 8%. … The length is usually kept 6-10 cm. All packages weigh 10 kg (12-15 pieces). The price is quite affordable.
Benefits of fuel briquettes
Eurodrova is a convenient type of fuel, in demand due to the duration of its combustion (1, 5 hours), high heat transfer. If we compare with birch, then eurowood gives off heat twice as much. The frequency of laying in the furnace is carried out 3 times less often, the smoldering mode lasts several hours. They have a stable high operating temperature, regardless of whether they smolder or burn. This makes it easier to maintain the stove: do not regulate the combustion process, correctly calculate the required amount.
Fuel briquettes, when used, do not emit carbon monoxide and harmful substances, they practically do not leave ash (15 times less than ordinary wood). They produce a minimum of smoke, do not spark, do not pollute the room, like pressed peat and firewood. The compactness of the packaging makes this product convenient for transportation, not demanding on storage conditions. When burned, they do not cause allergies and smoke, the ash can be used as a fertilizer. Ecological cleanliness allows using this biofuel in barbecues and barbecues for cooking poultry, fish, vegetables, meat.
How to use briquettes
Eurowoods are in demand for cooking, heating a bath, heating a home. Ideal for all types of stoves and fireplaces, including coal boilers and other free circulation equipment. Briquettes are indispensable in long-burning furnaces, as they have the property of slow fire and long-term smoldering, which lasts about four hours.
The rules for using briquettes differ little from the traditional method. The furnace for kindling is prepared as usual: it is cleaned of the accumulation of old ash, the blower is released. Then, a flammable material (paper, dry chips, birch bark, pine cones) is laid on the grate. Briquettes are placed on top, taking into account the air supply gap. Everything is ready, you can set fire to the paper.
There is a second method of ignition, similar to charcoal for barbecues. The high density makes it difficult to start a fire, so a lighter agent (gel or liquid) is applied to the laid briquettes, it is kept for a couple of minutes for impregnation, then a burning torch is brought up. For ovens or boilers, it is better to use gel-like products.
During the combustion process, in order not to disrupt the smoldering cycle, it is not recommended to destroy the laid rows and stir up the coals. If there are no burners in the stove, and additional insertion will take place through the door, the briquettes should be initially placed deeper, leaving a distance of about 15 cm from the stove door. If there is a need for a long-term firebox, then the second portion of the briquettes is brought in only after the first portion has completely burned out.
How to store fuel briquettes
Convenience in storage lies in compact packaging, thanks to which stocks of fuel briquettes take up less space. Polyethylene prevents contamination of the room. Eurodrops are protected from moisture absorption, but when placed outdoors, direct rain and snow should be prevented. Best kept under a canopy or indoors.
An important point is that briquettes do not spontaneously ignite at elevated temperatures and are absolutely safe during storage. The high calorific value is not lost over time. Under appropriate conditions, they can be stored for years.
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