Measuring Combustion Efficiency of Improved Cookstoves and Associated Air Quality

Authors

Whitney Steed, Brigham Young University
Erin Hamson, Brigham Young University
Jeff Lord, Brigham Young University
Dr. Matt Jones, Brigham Young University

Keywords

combustion efficiency, cookstoves, air quality, solid fuels, fumes

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Statistics report that approximately three billion people in the world prepare their meals using solid fuels1. The incomplete combustion that comes from burning these solid fuels creates harmful fumes and particulate matter that damage human health. Our goal was to create standard methods to measure progress towards cleaner stove emissions, focusing on cookstoves in Peru. These consistent testing procedures will allow designers to assess the impact of design changes on cookstoves by using them to measure the combustion efficiency of biomass cookstoves and to measure the indoor air quality in homes where biomass cookstoves are used.

Recommended Citation

Steed, Whitney; Hamson, Erin; Lord, Jeff; and Jones, Dr. Matt (2014) "Measuring Combustion Efficiency of Improved Cookstoves and Associated Air Quality," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 110.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/110