Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en11051131
Keywords
biomass pellet fuel; combustion evaluation; household cookstove; testing conditions; emission factors; thermal performance
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- Agricultural Product Quality Inspection Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture of Rural Affairs, China [181721301092371112]
- bilateral China-South Africa MoST-NRF joint project Development of Scientifically Robust and Culturally Appropriate Metrics and Protocols for Evaluating Clean (Combustion) Cookstoves - Ministry of Science and Technology, China
- World Bank Group Project for Clean and Efficient Heating Stove South-South Knowledge Exchange [7182688]
- Project for China-Ghana Renewable Energy Technology Transfer Cooperation from the Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21
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Direct combustion of solid biomass fuel is one of the most common energy sources in developing countries. Evaluation of technology for household biomass pellet fuel combustion is critical, since promoting poorly designed devices may have risks due to exposure to high levels of emissions. This study evaluated the effects of various testing conditions on a top-lit forced-up-draft semi-gasifier cooking stove. An orthogonal test was designed with different fuel masses, chamber heights, air supply rates, and ending points. The investigation showed that using forced secondary air and more fuel tended to improve both thermal and gas emissions performance. The ending points did not have significant effects on thermal efficiency or the carbon dioxide emission factor, but did affect particulate matter emission. A relatively lower chamber height demonstrated better performance on thermal metrics. However, a taller flame had better performance on particulate matter emission factors. The results of the indicators reported by different bases, such as fuel mass-based or useful energy-based were also quite different. The study showed that different testing conditions had significant effects on combustion performances. Testing sequences and emission factors should be reviewed and defined clearly when forming testing methods and standards for biomass pellet fuel combustion.
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