SOLZAIMA TEK Basic, Instruction Manual

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Table 2– Types of firewood that may be used in SOLZAIMA heat exchanger appliances, their geographical distribution
and respective calorific value/reactions.
Common name
Scientific
name
Distribution
(total: 18
districts) Notes
Features
Smoke Heat Lighting
Combustion
Speed
Hardness
Pine Pinus
Bragança,
Castelo Branco,
Coimbra,
Guarda, Leiria,
Viana do
Castelo, Vila
Real and Viseu
Predominant
species
Little High Easy Fast Soft
Cork Oak Quercus suber
Évora, Faro,
Portalegre,
Santarém and
Setúbal
Predominant
species
Little Very High Easy Regular Hard
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus
Aveiro, Porto
and Lisbon
Predominant
species
A lot Regular Difficult Slow Hard
Holm Oak Quercus ilex Beja and Évora
Predominant
species
Little Very High Difficult Slow Hard
Olive tree Olea
Entire country
except
mountainous
regions
Less
predominant
than above
Little Very High Difficult Slow Hard
Oak Quercus
Entire country,
with range of
subspecies
Less
predominant
than above
Little High Difficult Slow Hard
Ash Fraxinus
Riverbank
areas (Lower
Vouga)
Small
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Regular High Difficult Slow Hard
Birch Betula
High ground
(Serra da
Estrela)
Smaller
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Little Very High Easy Fast Soft
Beech Fagus
Cold, humid
regions (North
of Portugal
– -
Serra do Gerês)
Smaller
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Little High Difficult Slow Hard
Maple Acer
Minho, Beira
Litoral and
Serra de Sintra
Smaller
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Little Regular Regular Slow Soft
Poplar Populus
Entire country,
but mainly in
the Centre
Smaller
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Little High Easy Fast Soft
Chestnut Castanea
Northern and
centre part of
Portugal, and
mountain
regions
Smaller
numbers
distributed
around the
country
Regular High Difficult Slow Hard
5.2. Power
*
The power of your unit translates its heating capacity, i.e. the heat transfer your unit gets from the
energy of the firewood used (usually measured in kW), which is directly dependent on the amount
of firewood placed in the units.
* The rated power is measured for standard load of firewood when tested in laboratory conditions
over a specific period of time.