If you’ve ever wondered how those little briquettes have a stable heat, you’re in the right place. In this exploration, we’ll uncover the science of how charcoal briquettes have a stable heat. Let’s deep dive into this, to the science behind the flames and reveal how do charcoal briquettes work to have a stable heat:
The science behind consistent heat
Volatile meter means… So because the volatile is low, the pace of the heat will not spread faster and waste too much charcoal. With low volatile and a slower pace/acceleration of fire to spread and burn, charcoal briquettes will also give a stable heat and make the briquettes even have a longer burning time.
Low ash content also contributes to a stable charcoal briquette’s heat. With low ash content, there will be non-spots that can reduce the heat because of the ash that is too much. Because much ash can close the air and the fire circulations.
Low ash content also can give other benefits and advantages of the charcoal briquettes, such as a bright white ash color emitting a glowing red light, and giving the cooking/smoking experience cleaner and contributing to a higher temperature and a long-lasting burning.
With high calories, it can also have an effect on the stable heat of charcoal briquettes. How? It’s because the higher the temperature they are, the more consistent and have strong protection against the air. With low calories, it will be easy for the charcoal to burn out because there is air circulation. High calories can give protection for the consistency of the heat.
Let’s say, for example, you’re firing up a steel with a high temperature, and after you lift it up and put it for resting, the steel is still hot for a long minute. And the heat is also consistent for a long period. Charcoal briquettes also have that similarity, and the best part is that charcoal briquettes can have that hot and consistent temperature for more than an hour. That is why charcoal briquettes are more favorable nowadays for hookah smoke and BBQ compared to natural charcoal.
Maybe you already know why low moisture can also give consistent heat for the briquettes. With dry charcoal, the fire and temperature will also most likely be stable because there is no moist spot in the products that can decrease the briquettes’ temperature.
Moisture also affects several specifications. Let’s say, for example, the ash content, the lower the moisture, the ash will be lower also. And the other thing is, with low moisture, the calories can be higher, so the briquettes will give more hot heat and also will be a more stable temperature.
Shapes also are one of the factors when it comes to the consistent heat of charcoal briquettes. With variant shapes, charcoal will also have a different heat flow, and this will affect the heat consistency.
Let’s say the charcoal briquette shape is a cube with a hole in it.
This cube hole can cause the fire to spread even faster, and the heat inside the hole will also have a higher temperature than the heat outside of the hole (the cube sides). And with a hole, it will also give the briquettes a shorter burning time because of the pace of burning out.
Let’s say charcoal briquettes cube and charcoal briquette cube “with a hole” are lit together. Because the charcoal briquette cube has no hole, the fire will also slowly spread to the inside of the briquettes. While charcoal briquettes with a hole give room for the fire to spread even faster inside. The temperature inside the hole will be hotter compared to the outside.
The last part that gives a factor for contributing the briquettes to having a more stable heat is the fixed carbon. Fixed carbon is… it comes from the tapioca flour as a filler. With fixed carbon, the molecules in the briquettes will be stronger and not easy to fly away because of the charcoal burning. Fixed carbon also gives protection for the briquettes from the volatile meter. That’s why it can give more stable heat for the briquettes. Fixed carbon is good if it has high specifications, but it is also not good if the fixed carbon is excessive. Because tapioca filler also gives an ash content for the briquettes. So it also needs to be stable and calculated correctly.
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