Applied Chemical Engineering

Design and performance evaluation of inverted downdraft biomass gasifier cook stove for improving the kitchen environment of rural area

Ronak Shah

A D Patel Institute of Technology

Miguel Villagómez Galindo

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico

Ana Beatriz Martínez Valencia

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Anjula Gaur

Assistant professor, Department of Applied Science

Víctor Daniel Jiménez Macedo

Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Pavithra G

Associate Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE)

Abhinav kumar

Department of Nuclear and Renewable Energy, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin

Ankit Oza

Department of Mechanical engineering, Parul University

Hitesh Bhargav

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya, Mota Bazaar, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Narendra Makvana

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College patan

Kaushik Patel

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College patan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/ace.v7i2.4600

Keywords: energy; cookstove; efficiency; smoke emission; environment; gasifier

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Abstract

The use of biomass is becoming increasingly important as an alternative energy resource for developing countries. In India, various Chula or biomass Gasifier stoves are utilized in various restaurants, including kitchens and roadside tea stands. These Chula or existing biomass Gasifier stoves have higher smoke emissions as well as lower thermal efficiency. Therefore, sustainable design and performance evaluation of biomass Gasifier cookstoves are required. IDBG cookstove has an inner diameter, outer diameter, and height of 19 cm, 21.5 cm, and 45 cm used for experimentation. Wooden blocks, Charcoal, and Animal dung were used as feedstocks with three repetitions of experimentations. The present case study illustrated the design and analysis of an inverted downdraft Biomass gasifier (IDBG) cook stove. It was tested in climate conditions of A D Patel Institute of Technology, Anand, Gujarat, India. Animal Dung found outstanding performance compared to other feedstocks, such as wooden blocks and Charcoal, with a thermal efficiency of 11-20% from the experiments. It has also been found that smoke emission of up to 20 to 40% is reduced using the IDBG cookstove. The current research has concluded that the IDBG cookstove reduced smoke emissions and improved thermal efficiency.

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