Gasification Performance of a Top-Lit Updraft Cook Stove
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Superficial Velocity
3.2. Effect of Combustion Chamber Geometry
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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# | Length (mm) | Diameter (mm) | Fuel Capacity (g) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 178 | 100 | 800 |
2 | 305 | 100 | 1400 |
3 | 140 | 140 | 1200 |
4 | 140 | 65 | 250 |
Fuel Properties | Values |
---|---|
Size (mm) | 5–35 |
Moisture Content (% D.B) | 10 ± 3 |
Lower heating value (MJ/kg) | 15 |
Ash (%) | <1 |
Volatile Matter (%) | 77 |
Fixed Carbon (%) | 23 |
Vs (cm/s) | CO (%v/v) | H2 (%v/v) | CH4 (%v/v) | C2H6 (%v/v) | C3H8 (%v/v) |
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2.5 | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 3.50 ± 1.2 | 1.74 ± 0.84 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.0013 ± 0.0002 |
6 | 10.20 ± 0.82 | 8.44 ± 1.51 | 2.27 ± 0.51 | 0.13 ± 0.04 | 0.0027 ± 0.0007 |
9 | 13.45 ± 0.48 | 11.95 ± 2.2 | 2.34 ± 0.58 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.024 ± 0.001 |
16 | 12.3 ± 1.5 | 10.1 ± 1.7 | 1.21 ± 0.52 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.0032 ± 0.0005 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMehta, Yogesh, and Cecilia Richards. 2017. "Gasification Performance of a Top-Lit Updraft Cook Stove" Energies 10, no. 10: 1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10101529