Performance of a natural draft briquette-gas stove for domestic use
Abstract
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Biomass as a source of energy supplies close to 68% of the
total energy demand in Kenya. The stoves used to burn these
biomass fuels are characterized by high inefficiencies and high
emissions posing environmental risks to the Kenyan forest cover
as well as health status to the users due to indoor air pollution.
This project aimed to mitigate these two major problems by
developing a gasification stove to use briquettes mostly derived
from organic waste. The stove integrated the design features
of the Modified Inverted Downdraft Gasification Experiment
(MIDGE), the Vesto stove by Crispin and the Stanley & Venter
stove designs. The performance of the stove was tested using
the standard water boiling test. The efficiency of the stove
was found to be 31%. The cost of this stove, when mass
produced would be USD 8, and is recommended for household
use.
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