Re: gas stoves: math | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: truddick (truddickearthlink.net) | |
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 20:12:19 -0700 (PDT) |
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:09:15 -0700 From: Robert Moskowitz <robertm [at] knowledgetree.com> ntent-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Yes, but that's after burning a billion BTU. Since the average stove burner produces something like 10,000 BTU per hour... Intrigued, I did the math myself. The # of BTUs generated will not be constant; it will vary depending on if you have a professional, restaurant quality cooktop or a second-hand Sears. Also on how high you turn the flame. In general it takes 1 BTU to raise 1 pint of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. Therefore, by my calculations, if you boil a gallon of water that started life at 62 degrees F., you generate 0.204 pounds of carbon dioxide-and since that boil happens faster than one hour (we hope!) then you are generating more than 10 times the figures you calculated. Now, that's for just one burner with just one gallon on it; cook pasta and sauce for 40 and simmer some lovely Italian wedding soup to go with, and you're generating over four times as much noxious gas. More so if your stove is not in perfect tune. Also note that any stove with pilot lights will generate a constant minute flow of these gases and pollutants. ___ ! _ Thomas E. "TR" Ruddick ! !_) Nunquam Vadis Levis! ! \
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