The
aim of this study was to determine the operating parameters
of bioethanol burners used in the so-called bioethanol fireplaces,
mainly in terms of their actual heat output. The method used to determine
the actual heat output was designed considering procedures from the
standard EN 16647 fireplaces for liquid fuel. Experiments were carried
out on eight different types of burners with two different types of
fuels. The measurements demonstrated a difference of up to 19% in
the maximal heat output among individual fuels and a difference of
up to 16% in the average heat output when comparing identical burners
over approximately 60 min of operation. The average heat outputs of
the burners during the measurements reached approximately 41–62%
of the heat output declared by the manufacturers. The measured values
were used to create graphs of the dependency of the burner opening
size on its average heat output based on the fuel type. Two-chambered
burners reached a higher average heat output than single-chambered
burners with the same burner opening area of above ∼6000 mm2. The positions of the regulation damper (75 and 50%) increased
the burning time by 21 and 86%, respectively.
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