Performance Evaluation of Various Biomasses in a Gasifier Based Cook Stove

• Main Author: Raffisyazana Binti Romli, Raffisyazana
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1359/1/Raffisyazana_Romli_FYP_Dissertation_outline_9301.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1359/2/Raffisyazana_Romli_FYP_Dissertation_9301.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1359/

Biomass constitutes the biggest sources of energy in rural Asia. However, its utilization in the domestic sector is mostly inefficient and polluting which results in indoor air pollution and resource wastage. Traditional cook stoves predominantly used in the households for domestic cooking have been major contributor to the ill effects related in respiratory and other health problem. Improved cook stoves programs implemented in the developing world attempt to address these problems. Biomass gasification appears to have significant potential in Asia for domestic cooking applications. Gasifier-based cook stove were fuel efficient and emission efficient in comparison to traditional cook stove.