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Comparative performance of five Mexican plancha-type cookstoves using water boiling tests

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  • Medina, Paulo
  • Berrueta, V.
  • Martínez, M.
  • Ruiz, V.
  • Edwards, R.D.
  • Masera, O.

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While plancha-type cookstoves are very popular and widely disseminated in Latin America, few peer review articles exist documenting their detailed technical performance. In this paper we use the standard Water Boiling Tests (WBT) to assess the energy and emission performance of five plancha-type cookstoves disseminated in about 450 thousand Mexican rural homes compared to the traditional 3-stone fire (TSF). In the high-power phase, average modified combustion efficiencies (MCE) for plancha-type stoves were 97±1% which was higher than TSF 93±4%, and reductions in CO and PM2.5 total emissions were on average 44%. Time to boil and specific fuel consumption, however, were increased in plancha-type stoves compared to the open fire as a result of the reduced overall thermal efficiency of the plancha during WBT. In the simmering phase, plancha-type stoves showed much more consistent performance reductions compared to the TSF. MCE for plancha stoves were on average 98±1% and 95±3% for the TSF, while reductions in CO and PM2.5 total emissions were on average 55%. In this phase 27% average savings in fuel use are achieved by plancha-type stoves. Removal of the plancha rings resulted in savings of specific fuel consumption (SFC), thermal efficiency (TE), and time to boil; however, CO and PM2.5 emissions increased significantly as flue air is drawn through the comal surface rather than through the combustion zone, resulting in suboptimal combustion conditions.

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  • Medina, Paulo & Berrueta, V. & Martínez, M. & Ruiz, V. & Edwards, R.D. & Masera, O., 2017. "Comparative performance of five Mexican plancha-type cookstoves using water boiling tests," Development Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 2(C), pages 20-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveng:v:2:y:2017:i:c:p:20-28
    DOI: 10.1016/j.deveng.2016.06.001
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