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A Comparative Experimental Investigation of Improved Biomass Cookstoves for Higher Efficiency with Lower Emissions

Authors : Sandip Bhatta, Dhananjay Pratap, Nikhil Gakkhar, J. P. S. Rajput

Published in: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Traditional biomass cookstove emits high level of incomplete combustion particulates which leads to air pollution and causes negative impact on human health and environment. In the current research work, an improved biomass cookstove (IBC) is designed and tested out by using woody fuel to reduce carbon emissions with higher efficiency. The performance of IBC was evaluated in terms of energy efficiency, power output, and emission reduction potential. For the experimentation, two different designs of IBC were taken with varying insulation material in between. The first design included plaster of Paris (POP) as insulating material, while the other has glass wool as insulating material. The results showed that the IBC with glass wool insulating material exhibits higher thermal efficiency (32.66%) with lesser CO level (29.36 ppm), and PM 10 emissions (3.64 mg) as compared to IBC with POP. The maximum power output of 7.3 W was obtained for glass wool-based IBC. The experimental results of IBC were compared with the results of traditional cookstove available in the literature. In the end, it was concluded that the designed IBC has performed better in terms of efficiency and emissions.

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Title: A Comparative Experimental Investigation of Improved Biomass Cookstoves for Higher Efficiency with Lower Emissions
Authors: Sandip Bhatta
Dhananjay Pratap
Nikhil Gakkhar
J. P. S. Rajput
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-5954-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-5955-6

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_92