Smoke goes up a chimney because it’s hot, and hot air is less dense than cold air. What this means is that warm air rises – just like bubbles. The smoke gets sucked up the chimney because of this phenomenon, among other factors. I hope you find that helpful 🙂
Reason #1 – how much heat goes up the chimney when coal is burned
when coal is burned it releases gases and heat. All of this energy goes up the chimney and heats your home and cooks your food.
how much heat goes up a chimney when wood is burned
When wood burns most of the fuel that you put into the fire does not produce heat, only about 20% actually produces heat, the rest of it goes up through the chimney as smoke and fumes.
Reason #2 – Amount of heat that can be produced by burning wood
There are many variables that affect the total amount of energy released when wood is burned. You must take into consideration how dry or wet your wood is, what species of tree your firewood is from, whether you are burning wood in a stove or open fire, etc. There is no way to give you an accurate figure for this question, sorry.
Reason #3 – how much heat can be produced by burning coal
The energy produced when coal is burned is measured in British Thermal Units (BTU). The hotter the fire and more efficient the coal, the higher the amount of BTU produced. Â For example, when coal is burned in a power plant to produce electricity, it can produce around 10,000 BTU per pound.
Reason #4 – how much heat goes up the chimney when burning coal
Coal produces energy in line with how efficient it burns and hot or cold your fire burn is regulated by dampers and flue.
Reason #5 – the heat produced by burning wood off a roof
Burning wood off the roof is very dangerous, as well as extremely stupid because it has been known to cause fire to houses, forests and fields. Do not burn wood off the roof!
Reason #6 – the heat that goes up a chimney when burning coal
Coal is burned in a modern power plant with steam turbines. The steam produced is then piped into the turbine and spins it. This rotates a magnet inside of a wire coil, producing an electric current which goes down a wire to your home.
Reason #7 – The energy that takes to burn one cord of wood
There are many variables that affect the total amount of energy released when wood is burned. You must take into consideration how dry or wet your wood is, what species of tree your firewood is from, whether you are burning wood in a stove or open fire, etc. There is no way to give you an accurate figure for this question, sorry.