So, despite the higher heat of a dense bowl, there is less eficiency in the process? It would be expected that the higher heat inside the bowl would provide a better efficiency, despite the less free airflow.
sorry, no, what i meant was the denser bowl extracts more heat -- heat of vaporization -- so the apparent temperature (i.e in my case the measured temperature) is lower with a packed bowl.
for example, just packed a very dense vial (as a test, you understand, just as a test), and the BBQ THERMOMETER is showing 3°F lower than for a normal (half as densely packed) vial.
Note: this is with the same set point for all tests. i know the heater is AT the setpoint when the green LED is flashing, showing that the PIC/MAX is reading the heater to be dancing above and below the setpoint.
And by the end of the session, the BBQ THERMOMETER is showing 5°F higher than during the first several minutes of the session. So, finally, at the end of the session, the interior of the device is heat saturated and the trichomes (and plant sap) is gone.
This is all with the heater at the same set point.
