biomass question

[openspaceman]

I've been composting mine for years and its not caught fire yet and it does get hot. Last time i moved it tho help it compost it was like driving a mini digger in a suna. I've also place a water pipe in it to see hot it gets and you cannot hold your hand under it. But still no fire. I did cook a spud in it once but it took 2 days

 

A hot bath is about 42C, 50C is too hot for most people to hold, thermophylic bacteria work to just above 70C, keeping compost at this temperature for an hour kills 99% of pathogens and makes seeds non viable.

 

As I said this is far short of ignition temperature in most cases.

[pro bros]

i have seen willow chipped and put in huge heaps at roadside awaiting the completion of the biomass plant i take it this must not reach the temp to ignite outside also will it not rot as it has sat for close on ayear now:confused1:

[NoRush]

Will take temp of the water and the compost tomorrow just out of interest. So what you are saying it would make good clean compost

[Goaty]

Re OP . It could be sabotage by the frenchman on the english biomass industry, but I thought we had past that?

[mdt]

I know of a storage spot that lost a warehouse size shed due to the contents spontaneously combusting cos warmed up and fired.

 

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