Tweetybird88 Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Can I substitute coal for charcoal in BP? I would think the answer is no, so why would it not work?
pa_pyro Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 The answer is no, the oxidizer cannot be incorporated into the coal like with wood charcoals, and there aren't any volatiles in the carbon which IIRC affects the burn speed.
pudidotdk Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Active coal can be used though. It won't burn very fast, but for green meal it works okay. I've used it alot because I was given a bucket of it (airfloat), until I recently found out that my homebaked christmas tree coal was better.
Mumbles Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 You're thinking of the wrong stuff pudidotdk. There is a bit of a translation problem. Charcoal seems to translate or be called coal in some languages. The coal he refers to is the stuff that is used in coal engines. Coal is actually a rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal I have seen a handful of formulas that call for actual coal, but I can't seem to find any right now. You'd just be better off with real charcoal. Actual coal won't do you much good.
pudidotdk Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Mumbles - oh, youre right! coal on danish is the same as charcoal so I got a bit confused. If I make more of these mistakes you'll better be prepared ! BlueSquib - We have normally Nordmann fir. I'm not sure which burns faster since I got no other trees and therefore can't compare. But it's better than activated charcoal thats all i can say.
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