Anodised Aluminum Tea Kettle Boil Test 3

I got a comment from TheBeebopper on the video I did yesterday about using the Westwind potstand on the Anodised Aluminum Tea kettle. I had said that when I bought the Westwind I thought it would have been a pretty good potstand. A really simple, lightweight potstand. But it proved to be a slow heating potstand. Or so I thought until I read TheBeebopper's comment.

TheBeebopper said, "With the tri-plate stand, put it over the burner. I? came across this design in early 80's and remember it was confusing until it was demonstrated. The burner sits on the ground. You obviously have a copy of the original and your given instructions are wrong, ignore them."

I've been testing the stand as it was shown in the ads. Could I have been testing it incorrectly all this time? Let's find out.

Lab0186
Title: Anodised Aluminum Tea Kettle Boil Tests 3
Room temp: 75°
Humidity: 73%
Weather condition: Sunny, humid
Burner: Trangia - small
Stove/Pot stand: Westwind Stove - inverted as per TheBeebopper
Pot: Outback Australia Anodised Aluminum Tea Kettle
Fuel: alcohol, denatured
Amount of fuel: 60 ml (2 fluid ounces)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s)
Water temp at start: 61°
Time to boil: 4 minute(s) 55 second(s)
Previous time to boil: 8 minute(s) 39 second(s) - with stand right-side-up?
Time to run-out: NA
Water temp at run-out: NA
Note:
NA = Not Applicable / Not Available

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[RJBURG]

darn now i got dig mine out put this side up

[hiramcook]

;-)

[snappydog357]

Wow, how is that so much faster? Is there a physics student out there that can explain it to us less educated?

[hiramcook]

I'm willing to bet that it's all about that "sweet spot" distance between the top of the burn to the bottom of the pot. The Trangia seems to need at least an inch. The Westwind as it's "suppose" to work only provides about 3/4 of an inch. Turning the stand up-side-down makes that distance about one and three quarters of an inch thus the faster boil time.

[ROYALNOIZ]

skip to 6:52 for a dog

[TheBeebopper]

I believe that any tests performed using different fuels or burners should be done with a dummy Trangia (empty can) to keep the inlet porting the same. A simple pad alcohol burner is the fastest to get to heat (does not require priming) and is usually the preferred style for tea stops. For simplicity use a cotton pad (make up thingy) on an upturned can. A small pad when using an enamel cup.

[stonybrokebushcraf]

cool man

[MrPoppabear255]

Good stuff!

[38MarcW]

Well that o didn't expect that is amazing not only faster boil you save fuel also great discovery.

[MrFullautoak47]

my westwind now has a slow cook rice lipton noodle side and a boil fast side thanks TheBeebopper ! u 2 HIRAM !!!

[rainbowhiker]

It seems theres more room, open area, for flame to flow over and out&up the sides to add BTU's to the two surfaces of the kettle. Did you measure the amounts of fuel left over for each test? That may help explain what's going on.