Vértices (Apr 2016)

Assessment of the energy performance of a portable wood stove

  • Gilmara Oliveira Machado,
  • André Luis Christoforo,
  • Marília da Silva Bertolini,
  • Victor Almeida de Araújo,
  • Juliano Fiorelli,
  • Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr

DOI
https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v17n315-06
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 111 – 125

Abstract

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This study aimed at making and testing a portable wood stove, which presented an average efficiency of 12.3%. This percentage was higher than the 2.9 to 4.6%. range found in residential stoves in the city of Irati/PR. The fuel used in the experiment was wood from the Mimosa scabrella tree, with 13% moisture content. The thermal power of the portable stove was 241.3W; the fuel consumption was 0.2 kg for each 20-minute of operation, and the levels of volatiles were 0.1 Nm3 CO2/kg, 0.01 Nm3 CO/kg and 9.610-6 Nm3/kg for SO2. These results show that the wood stove presents very promising results.

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