“Cavitation” in a Maple Syrup Evaporator
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Does the frontmost compartment of your syrup pan sometimes stop boiling as hard as the other syrup compartments? This may be due to cavitation in the firebox. Cavitation means a void has developed between the firewood and the grates. This open space negatively affects the direction of the air flow in the firebox. Instead of the air from the Forced Draft System going through your firewood, it goes around it.
If your evaporator pan has a front compartment draw-off, it is especially important to make sure that that front compartment of your syrup pan is always boiling hard. This will help you run your evaporator more smoothly and have more consistent draw-offs.
To fix cavitation and get the front compartment boiling harder, add more firewood into the void.
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This happens sometimes in my outdoor wood boiler so bad that the fire will actually go out. I've been heating my house with an outdoor boiler long enough that I recognized this happening with my Corsair as well. I call it "bridgeing" of the wood, but hey, if "cavitation" is what you prefer, then go for it! Whatever you call it, it's important to recognize it sooner than later. Good tips! Keep them coming!
This is a very valuable comment! I can see this issue causing a shutdown on a large, slow burning firebox like an outdoor woodstove. I think the word "bridging" is probably a bit better and describes the phenomenon a little bit better than "cavitation".
Great Live Physics at work. Nice capture.
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I am captivated by your cavitation. :) 🤣🤣
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@@SmokyLakeMaple Just to let you know I bought the StarCat Evaporator last year and I absolutely love it. Let the good times boil.
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