Message-Id: <v01540b13af3709d3d410@[192.174.2.170]>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 10:05:22 +0100
To: "Pinhole Listserv" <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
From: emuller@exploratorium.edu (Eric Muller)
Subject: Re: wind and fire
Ellen,
I've gone on sea kayaking trips and brought along Dura-Flame logs (pressed
wood chips with a wax binder) for our camp-fires. They not only burn well,
but they seem to produce less smoke.
I know this is not aesthetically the same as a wooden bonfire and the odor
is slightly different, but it might help with your smoke problem.
-Eric
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>Date: 23 Feb 1997 10:31:17 -0800
>From: Gene Thompson <gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us>
>Subject: wind and fire
>
>This is a strange, though practical, plea for assistance. Besides
>teaching science, I also do theatre. I'm putting on a play at Ocean Beach
>in May and June, where our primary light source will be a bonfire. The
>audience and actors will be in a circle around the fire, the audience
>seated. Now, as you who've had beach parties know, it's often windy out
>there and the wind shifts directions, sending massive clouds of smoke
>into your face. This is not a problem during a party -- you just move to a
>new location around the fire. But during a play this is not preferrable.
>
>So, my question is, what's the best way to control the smoke problem? I
>want to do some experimenting in advance, but it's a long process and
>narrowing down the possibilities will help enormously. Is the smoke more
>likely to rise straight up if the fire is in a slightly sunken trench?
>Are wind screens feasible and what would make the best wind screen? Is
>there a certain type of wood that is more smoke free?
>
>Help!
>
>Ellen Koivisto
>George Washington High School
>SF gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us