Lignite and ash

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VanMarco
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Post by VanMarco » Fri. Dec. 21, 2018 9:24 pm

Hello, I do not know if I posted in the correct forum.
I am new to coal I have built an OWB that is like a barrel stove but with proper insulation and lots of copper pipes (on the outside of it, not inside of it), it works great. I have bought Lignite coal, and I have made a grate that has less spacing than the one below that is for wood, and i made in such a way i can rock it and shake ashes out. Is that possible that by volume, i get the same volume as the coal I put in in ashes??
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Post by franco b » Fri. Dec. 21, 2018 10:29 pm

The ash is fluffy, while the lignite is dense. By weight is the only way to compare.


 
VanMarco
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Post by VanMarco » Sat. Dec. 22, 2018 2:08 am

by weight is about 18%

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