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2018-05-02 at 2:20 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 2:41 PM UTCI'm a little pissed right now cuz my new steam barrel is not making enough steam with the propane ,, I'm going to start a fire under the barrel and see if that gets me up to proper steam out put
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2018-05-02 at 2:47 PM UTC
Originally posted by POLECAT I'm a little pissed right now cuz my new steam barrel is not making enough steam with the propane ,, I'm going to start a fire under the barrel and see if that gets me up to proper steam out put
The bottom line is that for all practical purposes turning up the heat won't make any difference. However there are a few subtleties to consider.
Water boils when the chemical potential of the water is equal to the chemical potential of the water vapour at the same temperature. One of the factors that determine the chemical potential of the water vapour is the pressure, or more precisely the partial pressure of the water vapour in the air.
If you take a bowl of water at room temperature and put it in a sealed chamber then the water evaporates until the partial pressure of the water vapour is about 0.03 atmospheres. If you increase the temperature to say 50ºC then the chemical potential of the water increases so the partial pressure of the water vapour rises to match - to about 0.12 atmospheres. As long as the partial pressure of the water vapour can keep rising it will stop the water boiling.
But when heating water in the open the partial pressure of the water vapour can't rise above 1 atmosphere so when the temperature reaches 100ºC the partial pressure of the water vapour can no longer increase to stop the water boiling, and heating the water more vigorously just causes increased evaporation and doesn't raise the temperature. The temperature of the water remains locked at 100ºC.
However this assumes the water and the vapour are in equilibrium, and in real life the water/steam system may be near equilibrium but won't actually be at equilibrium. We inevitably get some superheating and the water temperature can rise slightly above 100ºC. The more vigorously you heat the water the greater will be the degree of superheating and the higher will be the temperature of the water.
So turning up the gas will increase the water temperature slightly above 100ºC. However we are talking about a very small increase - a few degrees at most - and this is unlikely to make any significant difference to the cooking time. Hence my opening comment that for all practical purposes turning up the heat will make no difference.
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/363347/does-providing-more-heat-to-a-pan-of-boiling-water-actually-make-it-hotter -
2018-05-02 at 2:55 PM UTCall I know is I'm going to build a wood fire under the barrel and I should get more steam. I know cuz I saw it on the Interweb.
I don't need the steam to get hotter I just need more steam -
2018-05-02 at 2:57 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 2:59 PM UTCno, I recommend a flow hood, but I'm not a kitchen mushroom grower I'm going bigtime,, 50 to 100 lbs of mushrooms a week is the goal
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2018-05-02 at 3:09 PM UTC
Originally posted by POLECAT ok so as to mr onion's mold issue,, its a sign that u r to dirty and the glove box is not working for you,, try building a box and put a hepa enhancement in it and force air through you may have better results,, oh and the tomato plant looks like you have been raping it every day dem girls r hot tho
Originally posted by POLECAT no, I recommend a flow hood, but I'm not a kitchen mushroom grower I'm going bigtime,, 50 to 100 lbs of mushrooms a week is the goal
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2018-05-02 at 3:11 PM UTChow did i fib tho?
a box with a enhancement and forced air is not a glove box -
2018-05-02 at 3:12 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 3:13 PM UTCfuk dude I must have better weed than you cuz u seem mad
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2018-05-02 at 3:15 PM UTCwhy do you need steam POLECAT?
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2018-05-02 at 3:15 PM UTClol, angryonion moans about me mentioning him growing shrooms and inadvertantly starts a mushroom growing fred.
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2018-05-02 at 3:17 PM UTC
Originally posted by Something Squirrel why do you need steam POLECAT?
to sterilize 250lbs of mushroom substrate at one time, my last sterilizer worked but it wasn't big enough so I changed to barrels and I'm having issues getting it tuned in
its ok tho I'm about to build a fire under it and git er done -
2018-05-02 at 3:18 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 3:19 PM UTC23% thc mofo,, gorilla glue
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2018-05-02 at 3:19 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 3:21 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 3:23 PM UTCare you sure about the .3 tho cuz I think your fibbin
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2018-05-02 at 3:28 PM UTC
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2018-05-02 at 3:29 PM UTCouch
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