title: The Effects of Air Flow Rates, Secondary Air Inlet Geometry, Fuel Type, and Operating Mode on the Performance of Gasifier Cookstoves.
abstract: Development of biomass cookstoves that reduce emissions of CO and PM2.5 by more than 50% and 95%, respectively, compared to a three-stone fire has been promoted as part of efforts to reduce exposure to household air pollution (HAP) among people that cook with solid fuels. Gasifier cookstoves have attracted interest because some have been shown to emit less CO and PM2.5 than other designs. A laboratory test bed and new test procedure were used to investigate the influence of air flow rates, stove geometry, fuel type, and operating mode on gasifier cookstove performance. Power output, CO emissions, PM2.5 emissions, fuel consumption rates, producer gas composition, and fuel bed temperatures were measured. The test bed emitted <41 mg·MJd–1 PM2.5 and <8 g·MJd–1 CO when operating normally with certain prepared fuels, but order of magnitude increases in emission factors were observed for other fuels and during refueling. Changes in operating mode and fuel type also affected the composition of the producer gas entering the secondary combustion zone. Overall, the results suggest that the effects of fuel type and operator behavior on emissions need to be considered, in addition to cookstove design, as part of efforts to reduce exposure to HAP.
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University , 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374, United States.
authors: Jessica
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authors: Tryner
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University , 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374, United States.
authors: James W
authors: JW
authors: Tillotson
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gonzaga University , 502 E. Boone Ave., AD Box 26, Spokane, Washington 99258, United States.
authors: Marc E
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authors: Baumgardner
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University , 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374, United States.
authors: Jeffrey T
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authors: Mohr
authors: Factor(E) Ventures, 430 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado 80524, United States.
authors: Morgan W
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authors: DeFoort
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University , 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374, United States.
authors: Anthony J
authors: AJ
authors: Marchese
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D003296:Cooking; D006794:Household Articles; D006795:Household Products; D006801:Humans