Sounds like a problem? I mean when you get to the 'peers reproducing your experimental results' part?
I believe I've already given you the best advice I have, take good notes? Let me add, 'design your experiments well'?
Good luck with it, I think you've picked a tough row to hoe for whatever reason.
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It's reproducible with any vape where you can adjust the distance between the material and exchanger. That being said, the factor is related to the extent to which the material is in proximity to the exchanger, so data from any vape can be useful in this.
I think it's important, because who hasn't wondered why some vapes produce certain effects with ease and others don't? More importantly, it's useful for guidelines on avoiding intoxicating effects for when legalities change. I would hope that something like this would be considered in educating the populous on how to avoid putting themselves and others in possibly dangerous situations (though the comparison cannot be made to alcohol, because these effects don't impair your judgement (You should still be able to tell when you are too intoxicated to operate heavy machinery)). That said, people will still want to know how to avoid this state of mind in the first place, and my research I feel is a step in the correct direction.
You were joking, but this is actually a great idea. It is a quick and dirty way to test whether humidifying air at the inlet is worthwhile (and you don’t have to build anything). Go into a small bathroom and turn on a very hot shower until the bathroom fills with steam. I think that we can all agree that the air in a steamy bathroom is holding as much moisture as possible. Granted, it is a subjective test that won’t yield any concrete numbers... but when you use your Hammer, you will know if it feels smoother or not.
This would help, and I have verified that when vaping in a cloud, it does help, but the extent to which it helps is somewhat limited. This is because as you increase the temperature the air's capacity for moisture increases, and relative humidity drops. So it does help, but not to the extent I'm looking for.
Now even if the above test yields positive results, it is unlikely that you will be able to modify an existing Hammer to accomplish this feat. You would need a much larger fire to create enough BTUs to heat both the heat exchanger and the steam generator. The Hammer was designed to take advantage of every BTU that this little torch provides. Sacrificing any of the fire’s heat to another purpose will dramatically reduce the Hammer’s effectiveness. This would translate into longer warm up times and a lower overall temperature limit.
The good news here is that a larger Hammer is in the works. And it will have so much extra heat that you could add a small steam driven turbine to generate enough power to charge your phone
I suspected that the limited heat generating capacity would be a limiting factor. I'm very excited at the idea of a larger version with a larger flame, and therefore increased heat output. Please do consider some kind of system like I've described, but you need not implement it, I will eventually.
Keep us updated on the sledge.
Is it just me or is this no longer the hammer thread?
Although relevant, I think we are officially derailed. Maybe this discussion warrants its own thread.
My conduction theory posts can be moved to the Conduction Vs. Convection thread if you are willing.
That said, Conduction Effect is a misnomer, as it should be titled Proximity Effect.