A Review on Design and Performance of Improved Biomass Cook Stoves

Woldesemayate, Atsede Tariku; Atnaw, Samson Mekbib

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43690-2_41

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“…When using biomass fuel, smoke is vented into the house rather than outdoors, which leads to health concerns, wastes fuel because heat escapes into the open air, and forces the user to gather more fuel, which may cause more deforestation because wood is used as fuel. When cooking, people, especially women, only use one cooking pot at a time, increasing the risk of burns and scalds [11]. However, the three-stone fire generally still had the same problems as the open fire, so the shielded fire was changed to a U-shaped mud or mud/stone enclosure with a front opening for fuel feeding and combustion air entry.…”

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Design and Techno-economic Analysis of an Improved Multipurpose Cooker Stove

Kaputo,

Mwanza

2024

JENRR

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In response to the growing concerns surrounding the adverse health and environmental impacts of inefficient and hazardous traditional cooking fuels and stoves, this research aims to design and assess the performance of an improved multipurpose cooker stove. The study focuses on Zambia, a country deeply affected by air pollution and deforestation due to charcoal and firewood production using inefficient cooking stoves called Mbaula. The primary objective is to create an economically viable and environmentally friendly cooking stove that addresses the sustainability challenges of traditional cooking practices. The research is guided by key objectives. The study outlines the design process of the improved multipurpose cooker stove, emphasizing the incorporation of sustainable design principles. The improved multipurpose cooker stove demonstrated a thermal efficiency of 87.49%, significantly higher than the 11.88% thermal efficiency of traditional stoves. This improvement in efficiency is crucial for reducing fuel consumption and maximizing heat transfer during cooking processes. In addition, the research findings showed that the improved multipurpose cooker stove consumed 0.3643 kg/L less fuel compared to traditional stoves. This fuel savings not only reduces the cost of raw materials but also contributes to environmental sustainability by lowering deforestation rates and air pollution. Despite the initial investment cost of the improved cooker stove, the long-term operation costs are lower due to reduced fuel consumption and maintenance expenses. The study's findings and recommendations hold promise for addressing critical challenges related to clean cooking solutions, environmental preservation, and the well-being of households in Zambia and similar contexts.

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Section: Historical Review Of Cooking Stovesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design and Techno-economic Analysis of an Improved Multipurpose Cooker Stove

Kaputo,

Mwanza

2024

JENRR

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“…When using biomass fuel, smoke is vented into the house rather than outdoors, which leads to health concerns, wastes fuel because heat escapes into the open air, and forces the user to gather more fuel, which may cause more deforestation because wood is used as fuel. When cooking, people, especially women, only use one cooking pot at a time, increasing the risk of burns and scalds [15]. However, the three-stone fire generally still had the same problems as the open fire, so the shielded fire was changed to a U-shaped mud or mud/stone enclosure with a front opening for fuel feeding and combustion air entry.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Review of Improved Cooker Stove Utilization Levels, Challenges and Benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kaputo

Mwanza

Talai

2023

JENRR

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Many attempts to enhance cooking stoves have been implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These programs aim to limit indoor air pollution, improve the lives of women, reduce the usage of fuel (charcoal), which reduces deforestation, alleviate the financial burden of energy costs on low-income people, and improve user health by lowering environmental toxins. Other objectives include reducing global warming and improving the social well-being of people in developing countries. The efficiency of the Improved Cookstove programs has gotten mixed evaluations. Several of the projects fell short of their planned objectives, however some did. The use, challenges, and benefits of programs to enhance cookstoves across sub-Saharan Africa are examined in this essay. It starts by looking at a few specific Cookstove technologies, which are divided into groups according on the fuels they burn and whether or not they are mobile. It has been found that factors such as the technical compatibility of the stoves with social expectations, the conformity to local needs and cultures, the attitude of the users, who are frequently reluctant to adopt new technology, and the price of the stove all affect how challenging the programs are. Also, "bottom-up" strategies ensure the program's success by involving users and regional artisans in the creation of a self-sustaining sector.

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“…Obi et al [2] observed biomass cooking stoves driven on fuel blocks and confirmed that compared with the thermal efficiency of conventional cooking stoves, ICS proposed stoves were considered superior. In a similar way, Woldesemayate and Atnaw [3] also monitored the superiority of enhanced cooking stoves in comparison with conventional biomass cooking stoves. Flores et al [4] confirmed his observation of exuberance expenses and economic investigation on behalf of adopting enhanced cook-stoves in Honduras.…”

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Advanced smokeless stove towards green environment and for sustainable development of rural women

Fidvi,

Ghutke,

Gondane

et al. 2023

E3S Web Conf.

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Maximum family members in India are using traditional stoves to prepare their three meals per day. Generally, raw wood, cow dung and rice husk are the main fuels for running traditional stoves. Due to improper design of conventional stoves, incomplete combustion of fuel occurs which creates air pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 4 million people die prematurely each year from diseases caused by indoor air pollution caused by inefficient eating practices. The survey also found that 60% to 70% of rural women are suffering from throat cancer and most of them are respiratory system problem. Accordingly, the AYUSH Department of the Government of India found that most of the deaths during the Corona period were due to failure of the respiratory system. To solve the problem of air pollution from traditional home stoves. We have developed a smokeless stove that uses wood as primary fuel and superheated steam as secondary fuel. Due to supply of hot steam, the built-in stove is used for household and community purposes. The main objective of this work is to establish complete combustion of fuel, provide a smoke free environment and thereby reduce health hazards in rural households, especially among women.

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A Review on Design and Performance of Improved Biomass Cook Stoves

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Design and Techno-economic Analysis of an Improved Multipurpose Cooker Stove

Design and Techno-economic Analysis of an Improved Multipurpose Cooker Stove

A Review of Improved Cooker Stove Utilization Levels, Challenges and Benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa

Advanced smokeless stove towards green environment and for sustainable development of rural women

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