The use of IR thermography for testing operation parameters of plate steel and accumulative wood stoves

This paper shows the possibility of the use of IR thermography for testing the operational parameters of wood stoves. The study showed differences in the operation parameters of the plate steel wood stove, plate steel wood stove with accumulation and accumulative wood stove. There were compared temperature distribution on the external surfaces of tested units and the amount of energy transferred to heated rooms. Moreover, there were also tested two types of units dedicated to heat recovery from flue gas: flue gas to air steel heat exchanger and accumulative ceramic heat exchanger. The use of IR thermography allowed to simplify measurements and gave approximate results in comparison to more detailed tests.