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Design, development, experimental
investigation and system improvement
of mirt-injera baking stove
kebeta, Jagama
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BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
BAHIR DAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND POST GRADUATE STUDIES
ENERGY CENTER
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT OF MIRT-INJERA BAKING STOVE
BY
JAGAMA KEBETA
BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA
JULY 28, 2019
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IMPROVEMENT OF MIRT-INJERA BAKING STOVE
BY
JAGAMA KEBETA
ADVISOR: DR- ABDULKADIR AMAN
A thesis submitted to the School of Research and Graduate Studies of Bahir Dar Institution
of Technology BDU in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of
Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering.
ADVISOR: DR- ABDULKADIR AMAN
BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA
JULY 28, 2019
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This Thesis is dedicated to JESUS CHRIST.
For Everlasting Love, Support and Mercy
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Primarily I thank the almighty God who gave the strength and the calm through my life to
accomplish this work.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Abdulkadir Aman, for his invaluable
comments and continuous supervision, encouraging starting from the development of
proposal to the completion of the research work. I also thanks him for the cordial
relations showed towards me, which was very helpful and very much appreciated.
I would like to send my great honor to Ato Niguse Fayissa for allowing me to produce
Prototype in his work shop , Ato Negese Yayu for advising and supporting me starting
from the development of the thesis work and Ato Yisak Soboka head of laboratory at
Ministry of Ethiopian Water , irrigation and electricity who assign other experts ,allow
me and take the responsibility to access to the laboratory instruments to conduct the test,
shared me his experience to finish my work in a better way.
Lastly but not least, I would like to send my special thanks to my wife Mekdas Brihanu
and my son Daniel Jagama for their encouragement, patience and support towards my
academic career.
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ABSTRACT
Human development, along with other factors, is very much dependent on energy
resources. To satisfy the ever-increasing need for energy, man pushed away beyond what
can be carried by the environment and this is the cause of many of the problems the
world is facing now. There are a number of efforts undertaken to improve the efficiency,
lessen the indoor air pollution and reduce emission associated with the use of open fire
stoves by introducing improved cook stoves. Mirt stove is one of the efficient stoves in
Ethiopia which has got significant effort to be disseminated. But due to its high initial
startup time, heavy weight, less thermal efficiency its acceptance is low.Mirt Stove has
thermal and fuel efficiency of 18% -23%[15] and 33%[24] respectively. In this study an
attempt has been made to increase the thermal and fuel efficiencies of Mirt stove, by re-
designing more efficient combustion chamber to increase heat transfer efficiencies.This is
done by constructing the wall of combustion chamber from locally available shiny sheet
metal and fiber glass inserted in between the walls as insulating material. The Grate is
designed and inserted in combustion chamber for smooth air flow; reduce delay initial
startup of fire. In this work the wasted heat retained in the wall of stove body, disputed to
surrounding by heat transfer, heat wasted through flue gas are recovered and used for
baking other food staff on second designed stove. The second stove is designed in such a
way that the flue gases from first combustion chamber with steam carrying copper tube
passing and circulating through it.Heat transferred to the cooked food by mode of
different heat transfer. We can re-use the heat to be wasted from circulation of fluid to
prepare coffee, tea and wot as well to condense fluid for re- use. The performance of the
newly improved stove is manufactured as prototype and tested using Control Cooking
Test (CCT). The result shows the Thermal Efficiency is increased by 6.08%, fuel saving
increased by 18% and cooking time decrease by 11% compared to Mirt Injera baking
stove .This makes the study fruitful, can create big jobs for stove supplying,
manufacturing, dissemination as well it enables the interested users to prepare Injera,
Wot, Tea and Coffee just on streets corners in small hut as it is possible to make it
movable. The customer can have fresh Injera with Wot or take home with in big towns.
The project has power to change our mode of life in addition to the impact it has on
Environmental.
Keywords: Mirt Injera Baking Stove, Fuel efficiency, Heat Recovery, Steam
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................... I
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. II
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... III
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION ................................................................................... VII
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ..................................................................... VIII
CHAPTER 1............................................................................................................................. 1
1.INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION .................................................................................. 1
1.2. INJERA ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ......................................................................................... 3
1.4. OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.4.1.GENERAL OBJECTIVE ....................................................................................................... 4
1.4.2.SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 4
1.5. SCOPE OF STUDY AND LIMITATION .................................................................................. 5
1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2............................................................................................................................. 7
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 7
2.1. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND FOR DESIGNING WOOD BURNING COOK STOVES .............. 7
2.2. WOOD COMBUSTION ...................................................................................................... 8
2.3. STAGE 1 COMBUSTION ..................................................................................................... 9
2.4. STAGE 2 COMBUSTION ..................................................................................................... 10
2.5. STAGE 3 COMBUSTION ..................................................................................................... 10
2.6. COMBUSTION IN SMALL ENCLOSURES ............................................................................. 11
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2.7. IMPROVE COMBUSTIONIMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY (GET MORE .................................. 15
HEAT INTO THE COOKING FOOD) ..................................................................................... 15
2.9. THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 23
2.10. ADVANTAGES OF INSULATION SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 23
2.11. THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND THERMAL RESISTANCE OF INSULATOR ........................... 24
2.12. INSULATING MATERIAL ................................................................................................... 24
2.13. WALL LOSS CALCULATIONS ............................................................................................ 28
2.14. HEAT RECUPERATION ...................................................................................................... 28
2.15. PHU /PERCENT HEAT UTILIZATION/ OR THE THERMAL EFFICIENCY/ TESTS METHOD
STOVE TEST TYPES ................................................................................................................... 31
2.16. WATER BOILING TEST ..................................................................................................... 31
2.17. KITCHEN PERFORMANCE TEST ........................................................................................ 32
2.18. CONTROLLED COOKING TEST AND PROCEDURE .............................................................. 32
2.19. FLUID FLOW..................................................................................................................... 34
2.20. INDOORS AIR POLLUTION ................................................................................................ 35
2.21. BIOMASS USAGE IN ETHIOPIA .......................................................................................... 37
2.22. STOVE IMPROVEMENTS IN ETHIOPIA ................................................................................ 38
2.23. DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF MIRT STOVE ..................................................... 41
2.24. DESCRIPTION OF MIRT STOVE .......................................................................................... 42
2.25. FUEL CONSUMPTION OF MIRT STOVE .............................................................................. 44
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................. 45
3. MATERIALS AND METHOD ...................................................................................... 45
3.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 45
3.2. MATERIAL SELECTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODIFIED MIRT ...................................... 45
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STOVE ................................................................................................................................ 45
3.4. DESIGN OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND MATERIAL SELECTION .................................... 48
3.5. DESIGN OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND STOVE WALL .................................................. 48
3.6. HEAT REQUIRED FOR INJERA BAKING.............................................................................. 49
3.7. STANDARD SIZES OF INJERA AND CLAY MITAD ............................................................... 50
3.8. THE HOUSE HOLD FAMILY SIZE AND NUMBER OF INJERA BAKED WITH FREQUENCY
OF BAKING PER MONTH ............................................................................................................ 50
3.9. MATERIAL SELECTION FOR STOVE BODY CONSTRUCTION .............................................. 50
3.10. SIZE DETERMINATION OF STOVE WALL, PRIMARY AIR INLET, WOOD INSERT AND
FLUE GAS EXHAUST HOLES ...................................................................................................... 52
3.11. SELECTION OF THE BEST INSULATION MATERIAL ............................................................ 52
3.12. CRITICAL INSULATION (OPTIMIZATION OF CRITICAL INSULATION) ................................. 54
3.13. RECOVERING THE HEAT LOSS OF THE FLUE GAS ............................................................. 60
3.14. DESIGN OF SECOND STOVE .............................................................................................. 62
3.15. SIZING AND ARRANGEMENTS OF STEAM CIRCULATING TUBES ........................................ 62
3.16. USING METAL CHIPS IN THE GAP OF SECOND STOVE ...................................................... 64
3.17. STOVE MANUFACTURING................................................................................................. 64
3.18. PERFORMANCE AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY TESTING OF IMPROVED STOVES ................... 66
3.19. EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................................... 67
3.20. DATA ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................. 69
3.21. MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS ............................................................................. 69
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 71
4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 71
4.1. EQUIVALENT DRY WOOD CONSUMED ............................................................................. 71
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4.2. SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION ......................................................................................... 71
4.3. COOKING TIME ................................................................................................................ 73
4.4. INITIAL START UP ............................................................................................................ 74
4.5. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WITH 2ND STOVE.................................................................... 75
4.6. THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF IMPROVED MIRT STOVE ................................. 75
4.7. TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION ON SECOND MITAD .......................................................... 76
CHAPTER 5............................................................................................................................. 80
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................ 80
6. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 82
7. ANNEX .............................................................................................................................. 86
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION
CCT Controlled Cooking Test
WBT Water Boiling Test
CSA Central Statistical Agency
EEA Ethiopian Energy Authority
ESD Energy for Sustainable Development
EREDPC Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and promotion Center
ETB Ethiopian Birr
GIZ German International Cooperation
IEA International Energy Agency
MoWIE Ministry of Water Irrigation and Electric
NGO Non-Governmental Organizations
WBISPP Woody Biomass Inventory and Strategic Planning Project
ESD Energy for Sustainable Development
EEPCo Ethiopian Electric Power Cooperation
PHU Ppercentage heat utilization
VITA Volunteers in technical Assistance
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
A air openings =Area of air openings in m2
A chimney in let = Area of chimney in let in m2
Cc = Weight of char with container in gram
∆Cc= Weight of char remaining from combustion in gram
dc = Diameter of chimney in meter
Pd = Natural draught pressure in / 2
fd = Equivalent dry wood consumed in grams
ff= Final weight of fuel wood in grams
fi = Initial weight of fuel wood in grams
g = Gravitational acceleration in / 2
h = Convective Heat Transfer, Wm-2
K
k = Thermal conductivity, W m-1
K-1
w = Weight of container for char in grams
L = Stove height in meter
m = Moisture Content of Fuel Wood (%-wet basis)
P=Stove Power, Watt
S=Conduction Shape Factors
N = Number of Possible Alternative Combinations
Pj = Empty weight of pot in grams, j ranging 1-4
Pjf = Final weight of each pot with cooked food in grams, j ranging 1-4
r1 = Insulations inside radius in meter
r2 = Insulation outside radius in meter
SC = Specific fuel consumption in /
ta = Ambient air temperature in o
C
t c= Combustion air temperature in o
C
Ti = Inside temperature of insulation in K
To = Outside temperature of insulation in K
tf = Final time of cooking in min
ti= Initial time of cooking in min
t = Total cooking time in min
Wf = Total weight of cooked food in grams
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i = Combustion air density in / 3
o = Ambient air density in / 3
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LIST OF FIGURES
Table 1.1 Share of Ethiopian Energy Supply 2009 (%) ........................................................................ 1
Figure 1.1 Ethiopian Injera ................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 2.1 Fire Triangle ....................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2.2 Processes and temperatures in a burning of wood ............................................................... 9
Figure 2.3 Wood Combustion ............................................................................................................. 12
TABLE 2.1 Different Factors that influences Stove Efficiency ......................................................... 14
Figure 2.4. Pictorial representation of heat transfer phenomenon in stove design [44]. ..................... 16
TABLE 2.2. TYPICAL PROPERTY VALUE OF SOME MATERIALS AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE [50] ........................................................................................................................ 17
Figure 2.5 Parameter for Conductive Heat Transfer [50] ................................................................... 17
Figure 2.6 Additive of clay with ash ................................................................................................... 26
Figure 2.7 Additive of clay with chip Wood Heat Conduction Property .......................................... 26
Table 2.3 Health affecting limits according to WHO’s Exposure Guidelines .................................... 36
Table 2.4 Improved Household Injera Baking Stoves trend in Ethiopia [781] ................................... 38
Figure 2.8 Pictorial Description of Mirt-Injera Stove [15] ............................................................... 43
Figure 2.9 Assembled Whole Picture of Mirt Stove [15] ............................................................... 43
Table 2.5 Specific fuel consumption of Mirt Stove ............................................................................ 44
Table 3.1 Selection of Body Materials for Improved Mirt Stove ..................................................... 46
Table 3.2 Percent Satisfaction in achieving the criteria ...................................................................... 46
Table 3.5 Detail Specification and BOQ of Body Construction Material .......................................... 47
Table 3.7 Percent Satisfaction in achieving the criteria ...................................................................... 53
Table 3.8 Best Insulation Material Selected ....................................................................................... 54
Figure 3.1 Critical Insulation [38]..................................................................................................... 55
Figure 3.2 Air Entrance Hole .............................................................................................................. 56
Figure. 3.3 Wood Insertion Hole ........................................................................................................ 57
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Figure 3.4 Flue Gas Exhaust Hole ...................................................................................................... 57
Figure 3.5 Drawings of first Stove Scale 1:2 ...................................................................................... 58
Figure 3.6 Drawing of Second Small Stove Scale 1:2 ........................................................................ 59
Figure 3.5 Assembled Stove Systems during Injera Baking ............................................................... 59
Figure 3.7. The Photo of Newly Designed Mirt Stove ....................................................................... 60
Figure 3.8 Picture of Circulating Copper Coil .................................................................................... 62
Figure 3.9 Shape Factors [38] ............................................................................................................. 63
Figure 3.10 View of Newly Mitad after Assembly of Coil. ............................................................... 64
Figure 3.11 AutoCAD Three Dimensional View of Improved Mirt Stove ........................................ 65
Figure 3.12 on construction with steam and flue gas system for second stove................................... 66
Figure 3.13 Fuel .................................................................................................................................. 67
Figure 3.14 Dough for Cooking .......................................................................................................... 68
Figure 3.15 weighting scale ................................................................................................................ 68
Figure 4.2 Specific fuel consumption of improved Mirt stove and open fire ..................................... 72
Figure 4.3 Specific fuel consumption of Mirt stove and Improved Mirt Stove .................................. 72
Figure 4.4 Specific Fuel Consumption of Mirt Stove and Open fire .................................................. 73
Figure 4.5 over all Specific fuel consumption of the three tests ......................................................... 73
Figure 4.6 Cooking time taken for Open fire, Mirt and Improved Mirt Stove ................................... 74
Figure 4.7 Temperature Range of the second clay pot till initial star up ............................................ 75
Figure 4.8 Temperature distribution of the second Mitad................................................................... 76
Figure 4.9Temperature distribution alone the flue gas way of second Mitad ..................................... 77
Figure 4.10 Temperature gradients in opposite side of the flue gas way ............................................ 77
Table 4.2 Result of CCT Test Comparing Modified Mirt Stove to Open fire Stove .......................... 79
Drawings of first Stove Scale 1:2 ....................................................................................................... 86
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1 Share of Ethiopian Energy Supply 2009 (%) ........................................................... 1
Table 2.1 Different Factors That Influences Stove Efficiency .............................................. 14
Table 2.2. Typical Property Value of Some Materials at Room Temperature ..................... 17
Table 2.3 Health Affecting Limits According to Who’s Exposure Guidelines ..................... 36
Table 2.4 Improved Household Injera Baking Stoves Trend in Ethiopia [10,41] ................. 38
Table 2.5 Specific Fuel Consumption of Mirt Stove ............................................................. 44
Table 3.1 Selection of Body Materials for Improved Mirt Stove ........................................ 46
Table 3.2 Percent Satisfaction in Achieving The Criteria ..................................................... 46
Table 3.5 Detail Specification and Boq Of Body Construction Material .............................. 47
Table 3.7 Percent Satisfaction in Achieving the Criteria ....................................................... 53
Table 3.8 Best Insulation Material Selected .......................................................................... 54
Table 4.1 Result of CCT Test Comparing Mirt Stove To Open Fire Stove .......................... 79
Table 4.2 Result Of CCT Test Comparing Modified Mirt Stove to Open Fire Stove ........... 79
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CHAPTER 1
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
The survival of human being is very much dependent on his interaction with his
environment. This interaction should be observed carefully and checked for its harmony
if the quest for development is to be properly addressed. Human development, along with
other factors, is very much dependent on energy resources. To satisfy the ever-increasing
need for energy, man pushed way beyond what can be carried by the environment and
this has been the cause for many of the problems the world is facing now a days. In
developing countries the low level technology aggravates the problems leading to
unsustainable use of natural resources and environmental degradation.
Ethiopia has one of the lowest rates of access to modern energy services; its energy
supply is primarily based on biomass. With a share of 92.4% (88% according to SREP
investment plan) of Ethiopia’s energy supply, waste and biomass are the country’s
primary energy sources, followed by oil (5.7%) and hydropower (1.6%) [3]
Table 1.1 Share of Ethiopian Energy supply 2009 (%)
Source: [ K. Meder 2011 (design) IEA 2008 data.]
When we see the energy situation, 99% of households, 70% of industries and 94% of
service enterprises use biomass+ as energy source. Households account for 88% of total
energy consumption, industry 4%, transport 3% and services and others 5%. The installed
electricity generating capacity in Ethiopia is about Ethiopia is well endowed with
renewable energy sources. These include first of all hydro, but also wind, geothermal,
solar as well as biomass. As of August 2009, only 7% of the estimated 54 GW
No % type
1 1.6 Hydro Power
2 5.7 Oil
3 92.4 Waste and Biomass
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economically exploitable power generation resources was either developed or committed
to be developed [10].
The low technology and the economy of our country forced its people to depend mostly
on forest biomass for energy. Apart from the need for energy, the rapidly growing
population has caused a great depletion of natural forest. Expansions of agricultural land
to feed the large population, urbanization, transport and other development activities have
put pressure on forestland. The over exploitation of forest has led to loss of biodiversity,
deforestation and desertification and ultimately to a climate change, which affected the
other parts of the globe as well.
Our dependence on traditional biomass fuel has been one of the major factors that
aggravated land degradation, soil erosion and other related problems that are the main
contributors to the current draught and food insufficiency in the country.
The use of forest biomass for energy, especially for cooking by traditional stoves takes
significant share in depleting the forest. The preponderate use of household energy in
Ethiopia is for cooking and out of the total biomass used at household level 60 % has
been for baking ”Injera‟ (Oromia Mines and Energy Bureau, 1995). This large share goes
to baking “Injera‟ due to the wide use traditional open-fire stoves that are less efficient
and more fuel consuming. So, technical advances in energy efficiency are critical for
developing countries like Ethiopia whose populations depend primarily on biomass fuels
such as wood, charcoal and agricultural residues. Overuse of these fuels depletes
resources and degrades local environments, multiplies the time needed to collect fuel, and
creates indoor air pollution that threatens the well-being of the most vulnerable members
of households. To address this problem, many efforts have been and are being made by
the government and non-government organizations since the early 1990s. The
development of ‘Mirt’ biomass Injera stove is one of the results of these efforts in the
country.
These days this stove is being widely promoted due to the fact that it can achieve fuel
efficiency up to 50%[15] as compared to the open fire system. It can also improve the
kitchen environment by reducing indoor air pollution and Even if this stove have this
advantages still the thermal Energy efficiency of this stove is form 18%-23% [15] which
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means more than 77%-82% thermal heat produced is lost through the stove wall, flue
gas, cooking pan/mitad/.On other hand the different studies show that initial ignition time
of the Mirt stove is high, stove is heavy (>60kg) [15], and the life time of the stove is five
years i.e. not durable. So, this study is to improve the overall thermal efficiency, weight,
ignition time, fuel saving and durability of the Mirt-Injera baking stove overall system.
1.2. INJERA
From previous researchers and data from GTZ, Injera is flat bread with a unique test;
sour, testy and soft-spongy like structure with a thickness of 2–4 mm [45] circular pan
cake with a diameter of around 58 cm [45]. The major constituents for baking Injera are
teff and also other cereals such as sorghum and barely are also sometimes used. These
days, people tend to add few grams of rice flour for whitening Injera. The knowledge and
skill of baking Injera is well known by Ethiopians and Eritrean. It has been transferred
from generation to generation for a long time. See next picture of Ethiopian Injera.
Figure 1.1 Ethiopian Injera
Majority of Ethiopians still bake Injera using three-stone fire. Since 1980’s [45] efforts
have been undertaken to improve biomass Injera baking stoves and to introduce electric
Injera baking stoves for urban areas. The efficient Injera baking stove has less thermal
efficiency.
1.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Injera baking accounts for over 50% of all energy consumption in Ethiopia, and over
90% of all household energy consumption is for Injera baking. Most of the population
lives where there is no electric access and use inefficient open fired indoor wood based
biomass stoves to fulfill household energy consumption. Due to this much of the thermal
energy comes from the wood lost to the surrounding. Besides Women are the primary
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victims of the indoor air pollution due to excessive wood burning.
Improved fuel saving stoves like Mirt was introduced from 1990s, but the dissemination
to the society is not as expected. Mirt Stove has thermal efficiency of 18-23% [15] which
means most thermal Energy is lost. It saves 33 % [24] house hold fuel wood as compared
to traditional three stone stoves; it takes longer time and relatively high amount of wood
for initial startup of the stove. This is due to heat loss to the surrounding through the wall,
less thermal heat conductivity of clay pan /Mitad/, higher thermal conductivity of the
stove constructing material, which is the composition of sand and cement. Mirt stove has
no fully scientific documented information for further research and improvement. So the
acceptance of mirt stove is less because of the above problems. To maximize the whole
thermal and fuel saving efficiency, it is necessary to maximize heat conductivity by
conduction, convection and radiation; as well increase combustion efficiency and re-use
of wasted heat for further cooking is necessary for more efficiency and acceptance.
1.4. OBJECTIVES
1.4.1. GENERAL OBJECTIVE
The aim of this thesis is to design, manufacture and improve System thermal efficiency
and fuel efficiency of Mirt-Injera baking stove by enhancing heat transfer efficiency from
combustion chamber, recover the wasted heat to use on other stove.
1.4.2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To achieve the main objective the following specific objectives have been formulated,
To construct and manufacture combustion chamber which has high combustion
efficiency.
To re-use heat loss and heat retained in stove body by re-designing the stove body with
more insulating and less heat retention stove body material.
To use circulating steam cycle and manufacture other 2nd
stove which will use steam and
flue gas heat system for baking other Injera.
To use the cooling system on the steam out let for preparing tea, coffee and wot during
Injera baking
Evaluate the performance of the whole system by using controlled cooking test or water
boiling test and other method for its performance.
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1.5. SCOPE OF STUDY AND LIMITATION
The study of this thesis bounded to Design, Manufacturer and Testing of the new stove
by considering theoretical, practical heat lose through the wall and flue gas as well heat
retained in the stove wall are analyzed. To design the new stove, the size of combustion
chamber, inlet and out let opening of will be sized appropriately using the fuel and air
combustion theory. We use different researcher’s data of Mirt Stove and existing normal
data (Standard data acceptable by community), sizes of Injera as well Mitad size used for
Mirt Injera baking Stove. The system will be designed in such a way that we can bake
Injera using dual stoves in which the second stove will use recovered heat and steam
system. The study is bounded or limited to design of combustion chamber, enhance heat
transfer system and using recover heat disputed by different factors for the second stove.
The system improvement is only limited to the stove body and not concern to the cooking
pan (clay mitad). In general the system will be designed in such a way that fluid will
changed to steam by using partial heat from combustion chamber and flue gas to change
in to steam, transported to second mitad and using copper tube the heat will transported to
the second Mitad.After it gives heat to the baked Injera the fluid will condensed and
recycled for continues use of the fluid.
This thesis is intended to know what is accountable for the thermal Energy loss of 79%-
82% [15] and fuel efficiency of only 33% [24] in comparative to the open fire stove. To
study all this parameters it is difficult as there is no advanced technology or apparatuses
which part is more accountable for heat loss and reason for less fuel efficiency as it is
difficult to study all the parameter at ones. So this study is limited to enhance the wasted
heat re-utilization of the Mirt stove as a system but not focusing on each parts of the
stove system i.e. Mitad. So, it is clear that Mitad (clay) has less heat transfer efficiency
and need more study to enhance its heat transfer efficiency and this study is limited to
improving the efficiency of the thermal heat utilization of the system by focusing on
waste heat recover as consequence improve the fuel efficiency of the Mirt stove.
In addition the water boiling test is more appropriate in conducting Thermal efficiency of
cooking stoves which has less area like rocket stoves. But in this case since there are of
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mitad sit is wider and two stoves are dually working Water boiling test have limitation on
such types of stove which force us for CCT test.
1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The majority of Ethiopia’s population lives in rural areas. Women and children spend much
of their time in collecting fire wood and they are exposed to health problems due to smoke
inhalation from the burning wood while cooking. Even if Mirt stove is efficient when
compared to three stone/open fire/stove still the thermal heat utilization /thermal efficiency/is
very low.
So, this study helps to use more heat generated from combustion chamber as consequence
less fuel usage, less time for baking Injera and new technology (steam) of food cooking will
be invented.
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CHAPTER 2
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND FOR DESIGNING WOOD BURNING
COOK STOVES
An open fire is often 90% efficient at the work of turning wood into energy but only a
small proportion from 10% to 40% of the released energy is reached the pot. Improving
combustion efficiency does not appreciably help the stove to use less fuel but reduce
smoke and harmful emissions that damage health. Improving heat transfer efficiency to
the pot makes significantly reduce fuel use.
Fire is naturally good at its job but Mitad or Pot is not as good at capturing heat because
they are inefficient heat exchangers. In order to reduce emissions and fuel use, the stove
designer’s job is to first clean up the fire and then force as much energy into the pot or
Mitad as possible. Both functions can be accomplished in a well-engineered cooking
stove. It is always best practice to add a chimney to any wood burning cooking or heating
stove.
Additionally, it is preferable to use a cleaner burning stove to protect air quality in and
outside of the house. Chimneys that take smoke and other emissions out of the living
space protect the family by reducing exposure to pollutants and health risks. Even cleaner
burning stoves without a chimney can create unhealthy levels of indoor air pollution. If
possible, all wood burning stoves should always be fitted with a functional chimney. No
energy should not be absorbed into the mass of a stove body because high-mass stoves
can absorb energy that could have gone into the pot. The three stone fires can boil water
fairly quickly. Fire hits the bottom and sometimes the sides of the pot, by exposing a lot
of the pot to the hot gases. Sticks can be fed in at the appropriate rate as the tips burn,
assisting complete combustion. A hot open fire can burn relatively cleanly. Every stove
suffers because it has some mass that absorbs heat. But an improved stove can still
achieve better combustion and fuel efficiency than an open fire.
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2.2. WOOD COMBUSTION
The process of release of thermal energy from fuel is known as combustion. Biomass fuel
is the stored solar energy in the form of chemical energy of its constituents, as a result of
photosynthetic reaction. This energy is released during combustion reaction, in which
oxygen reacts with the chemical constituents of wood to produce carbon dioxide and
water, with the release of heat. Photosynthetic and combustion reactions are reversible
reactions, which can be depicted by the following simplified equation:
Solar Energy
CO + H2O CH2O + O2
Thermal Energy
The physic-chemical processes involved in the storage of chemical energy in the fuel and
the subsequent conversion of this energy into heat are complex in nature. Any
combustion process can be depicted by the fire triangle shown in fig. 2.1. The figure
shows that for self-sustained combustion, three components are essential, namely: fuel,
air and heat. Combustion is a complex process in which processes of devolatilization,
cracking and combustion take place almost simultaneously. The combustion process is
dependent on the physio-chemical properties of the fuel (size, shape, density, moisture
content, fixed carbon content, volatile matter, etc.), quantity and mode of air supply
(primary and secondary air) and the conditions of the surroundings (temperature, wind,
humidity, etc.).The amount of energy released during combustion reaction depends on the
temperature, pressure, the products of reaction and the state of water produced. These last
two factors are important because incomplete combustion will result in the production of
carbon monoxide and other combustible materials, which results in the loss of potential
energy of fuel.
Figure 2.1 Fire Triangle
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Liquid or vapor state of water, produced during combustion of hydrogen in the fuel, will
affect the net heat released. This complex process is depicted in fig. 2.4 and takes place
in three stages, as explained in the following sections
Source:- [Hasan Khan and Verhaart 1992]
Figure 2.2 Processes and temperatures in a burning of wood
2.3. STAGE 1 COMBUSTION
Easily combustible kindling (such as tree leaves, wood shavings, scrap paper and
kerosene) on burning raises the temperature of the spot on which the radiation from the
flame is incident. This heat gets distributed throughout the material due to conductive
heat transfer, thus raising the temperature of the material. When the temperature rises to
100°C, drying of wood takes place due to loss of absorbed and weakly bound water. This
process continues into the deep interior; a part of the heat of combustion is utilized in this
endothermic process (heat consuming). Hence, the higher the moisture content of the
wood, the greater is the loss of energy.
Gaseous Phase Combustion Diffusion Flam, mostly
turbulent a free fire. T>1000 oC probably < 1200
o C
Simultaneous heat and mass transfer with chemical
reaction, surface combustion and slow process
500 < T < 800 o C
Problem same as in zone A but with sources sink due to
pyrrollyses reactions 200 < T < 500 o C
Heat Conduction in a medium with a moving
boundary. Migration of moisture and gases
uncertain properties T< 200 o C
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2.4. STAGE 2 COMBUSTION
As the temperature is raised further, the paralytic decomposition of the wood starts. At a
temperature of about 150 °C, the release of volatile matter begins along with the
appearance of semi-liquid tar. In case this stage gets prolonged due to quenching of the
flame, the fuel starts smoldering and dark or gray/blue smoke with a strong smell is given
off. This results in the loss of some useful energy of wood. The tar gets deposited in the
tunnels and chimney resulting in their choking. There is also the danger of fire in the
chimney due to the spontaneous combustion of the deposited tar. Tar also gets deposited
on the cold surface of the pots resulting in their blackening.
2.5. STAGE 3 COMBUSTION
Volatile matter, being at a higher temperature, rises due to the buoyancy force. During
the rise, it mixes with the surrounding air. This mixture of volatile matter may reach the
combustible limit and get ignited, if sufficient heat is available. The flame resulting from
combustion may persist if the heat released from the flame is sufficient for sustained
release of more volatiles from the burning surface. Otherwise, it will flash back to the
surface. Self-sustained combustion commences at around 225 °C and reaches a peak at
about 300 °C. During this stage, heat released by the combustion process is more than the
combined losses and hence there is a net positive release of heat. Thus, it can be
concluded from the above discussion that for the evaluation of the combustion process,
the understanding of the pyrolysis process and the subsequent burning of the released
volatile matter and char is necessary. The second stage determines the extent and nature
of volatiles and the char generated while the third stage determines the extent to which
the potential heat in the volatile matter and char is released. The pyrolytic process
suggests that, for the best design of the stove, the factors temperature, rate of heating and
residence time of biomass in the combustion chamber and physical characteristics of the
fuel such as size and shape (which govern the rate of pyrolysis) must be taken into full
consideration.
Furthermore, an understanding of the heat level required for ignition as well as for the
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maintenance of combustion and their dependence on the thermo-physical properties such
as density, specific heat, thermal conductivity, calorific value and moisture content is
essential.
2.6. COMBUSTION IN SMALL ENCLOSURES
The developmental approach to cook stove design has been shifting from fuel efficient
stoves to emission efficient stoves. A high performance stove should be efficient from
both these fuel perspectives, so as to ensure conservation of the fuel as well as the
environment. This will not only reduce the drudgery of the users but will also save them
from the harmful effects of the pollutants emitted during combustion. One of the
strategies adopted in a large number of designs is to improve thermal efficiency and
provide a chimney for the removal of smoke. Although this strategy helps in improving
the indoor air quality, the quality of combustion is questionable in a number of designs. A
better approach would be to increase the heat transfer as well as the combustion
efficiency. An increase in the heat transfer results from the efficient transfer of heat
produced during combustion and a reduction in the losses from the body of the stove.
Ensuring complete combustion can enhance combustion efficiency. A complete
conversion of chemical energy to heat with a minimum (but sufficient) amount of excess
air can take place if the following conditions are met:
o High temperature in the reaction zone
o A requisite supply of the oxidant (air) and its complete mixing with the fuel
o Adequate residence time of the reactants (air and fuel) under the above
o conditions in the reaction zone
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Source: - [Improved solid biomass burning cook stoves- page 34, Bangkok 1993]
Figure 2.3 Wood Combustion
In case any of these conditions is not met, the combustion reaction will not proceed to
completion, resulting in the emission of pollutants and the loss of potential heat. In
contrast to liquid or gas fuel burners, it is extremely difficult to meet these conditions in
heterogeneous combustion, as is the case in cook stoves using solid biomass fuel.
Whenever there are reducing conditions due to a deficiency of air or an excess amount of
volatile matter in the combustion zone, free carbon and hydrocarbon compounds escape
from the combustion zone without complete combustion, resulting in the formation of
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soot and other toxic poly-aromatic hydrocarbons. Thus the design and operating
parameters are as important as the fuel parameters. There is very little variation in the
chemical composition and energy density (energy/unit mass or volume) in woody
biomass. However, there is a significant variation of other properties among different
types of fuels: wood, agriculture residues, dung cakes, etc. This variation in the properties
has influence on efficiency and hence must be taken into consideration in the design of
cook stoves. In addition to these, there are a number of process factors, which must be
taken into consideration as well, so as to maximize efficiency and minimize emissions.
These can be divided in to three distinct categories, namely - design, fuel and operational
factors.
Fuel factors:- Physical and chemical properties of fuel such as volatile matter, moisture,
ash, etc.
Operational factors:- Burn rate/size of the fuel ratio, volume to surface ratio, mode of
fuel supply, cooking time, etc.
Stove factors:- Fuel/air ratio, temperature of flame and/or envelope, mode of fuel supply,
primary and secondary air, mass of the stove, etc. It is difficult to predict the
quantitatively effect of the variables on the overall efficiency. Qualitative effects of some
of these factors on combustion and thermal efficiency are given in table. 2.1, a critical
examination of the factors given in this table shows that the fuel parameters are
uncontrollable as they depend on the type of fuel. On the other hand, operational
parameters such as fuel size and fuel feeding are user specific, while the stove parameters
are design specific. On a qualitative basis, the stove factors and some of the operational
factors are competing factors. However, the database is inadequate for a quantitative
evaluation of the effect of these parameters on the combustion and heat transfer
efficiency. This is partly due to a lack of proper understanding of various process
principles during which the combustion takes place in small enclosures, and partly due to
the inadequacy of the experimental procedures used
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TABLE 2.1 Different Factors that influences Stove Efficiency
Factors
Action taken to
Minimize Emission Maximize Efficiency
Fuel Factors
Ash content
Volatile content
Moisture content
Minimize
Minimize
Optimize @25%
Minimize
Minimize
Optimize @10%
Operation Factors
Burn rate
Size of Fuel Change
Ratio of Charge size to burn Rate
Volume to surface ratio
Maximize
Minimize
Minimize
Maximize
Minimize
Minimize
Minimize
Maximize
Stove Factors
Combustion confinement
Temperature
Excess Air
Preheat primary Air (Down Draft Stove)
Mass Short Cooking Time
Mass ,Long Cooking Time
Time During Burn
Altitude
Minimize
Maximize
Optimize
Maximize
Minimize
Maximize
High early
-
Maximize
Minimize
Optimize
Maximize
Minimize
Maximize
Low early
-
Source; [Smith 1987]
The overall efficiency, during combustion at a particular value of the burning rate,
depends on the characteristics of the enclosure (semi enclosed combustion chamber,
enclosure without chimney, enclosure with chimney, etc.). With an increase in the
burning rate, the heat transfer efficiency decreases, while the combustion efficiency
increases. The nature of the combustion operation such as steady/unsteady combustion,
short term/intermittent operation, which is controlled by the ratio of the burn size and the
burn rate, has a profound influence on the overall efficiency of the cook stove. Burning of
wood in small enclosures can be classified as controlled combustion in contrast to free
burning of wood in an open fire. However, the operation of the cook stove is dynamic in
nature because of the interdependence between the rate of combustion, rate of induction
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of air and the draft.
The rate of combustion is strongly dependent on the manner in which the combustion air
is supplied. In the case of small enclosures, the combustion takes place due to the
pressure field set up as a result of the upward movement of combustion products and
entrainment of air through the firebox opening and the grate, if provided. On the other
hand, combustion in open-fire is maintained through the laminar or turbulent entrainment
of outside air, depending on the size of fire. Hence, apart from combustion, fluid flow
considerations are equally important in the design of efficient stoves
2.7. IMPROVE COMBUSTIONIMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY (GET
MORE HEAT INTO THE COOKING FOOD)
Improving the fuel efficiency of a stove thus requires attention to a number of different
factors (parameters). Among these are:-
Combustion Efficiency:- so that as much of the energy stored in the combustible as
possible is released as heat,
Heat Transfer Efficiency:- so that as much of the heat generated as possible is actually
transferred to the contents of the Mitad This includes conductive, convective, and
radiative heat transfer processes,
Control Efficiency:- So that only as much heat as is needed to cook the food is
generated,
Mitad (Pot) Efficiency:- So that as much of the heat that reaches the contents of the
Mitad as possible remains or transfer to Injera to cook.
Cooking Process Efficiency:- So that as little energy as possible is used to cause the
physic-chemical changes occurring in cooking food,
Thermal efficiency:- Combustion and heat transfer efficiencies are often combined for
convenience and are then termed the thermal efficiency of the stove [ The heat transfer efficiency will be discussed first in terms of the conductive, convective,
and radiation processes going on in and around the stove. These processes are sketched as
figure below.
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Figure 2.4. Pictorial representation of heat transfer phenomenon in stove design [44].
a) Conduction
Transfer of energy between objects in physical contact is the transfer of heat from a hot side
to a cooler side through a dividing medium. The hot side heats the molecules in the dividing
medium and causes them to move rapidly, heating the adjacent molecules until the cool side
is heated. In a solid, heat is conducted as more rapidly vibrating atoms excite and speed
up the vibration rate of more slowly moving neighbors. Additionally, in metals heat is
conducted as free electrons with a high velocity move from regions at a high temperature
into regions at a lower temperature where: they collide with and excite atoms. In general,
heat conduction by such electrons is much more effective than that by adjacent atoms
exciting each other. For this reason, metals (which conduct electricity) have much higher
thermal conductivities than electrically insulating solids. A brief table of thermal
conductivities and other factors is presented in Table 2 below. The points just made about
the low conductivity of gases, the high conductivity of metals, and quality insulators
being mostly air (notice the low density) can be clearly seen in this table 2.
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Table 2.2. Typical Pproperty Value of Some Materials at Room Temperature [50]
No Material
Thermal
conductivity
K (W/moC) Density kg/m
3
Specific Heat
(J/kgoC)
1 Metals
1.1 Steel Alloys 359 (10-70) 7700-8000 450-480
2 Nonmetallic solids
2.1 Cement 0.8-1.4 1900-2300 880
2.2 Insulators
2.2.1 Fiber glass 0.04 200 670
3 fluids
3.1 Water 0.597 1000 4180
3,2 Gases
3.4 Air 0.026 1.177 1000
Figure 2.5 Parameter for Conductive Heat Transfer [50]
The transfer of heat stops when the temperature of the hot side equals that ofthe cool side.
In heat transfer by conduction heat flow (q) through the area A in a plane normal to the
direction of heat transfer in time (δt) given by Fourier’s law of conduction as [35] [36]
[37] [38]:
Ǭ = -KA δT ………………………………………………………..………………..…2.1
δX
Conduction through a plane wall: The details of conduction are quite complicated but for
engineering purposes may be handled by a simple equation, usually called Fourier’s
equation. For the steady flow of across a plane wall with the surfaces at temperatures of
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T1 and T2 where: T1 is greater than T2; the heat flow Q per unit area A; (the heat flux) is:
Q = K T1-T2 = K ΔT ……………………………..……...…….……………………….2.2
A X1-X2 ΔX
Written as a differential:
…………………..………………………….….………………..…..………...…………2.3
Where:-
Q Heat flow (W)
K Thermal conductivity (W/m oC)
A Area perpendicular to heat flow (m2)
dT/dX Temperature gradient in plane of heat transfer in the direction of heat
flow (o
C /m)
The negative sign in the equation is introduced to account for the fact that heat is
conducted from a high temperature to a low temperature, so that (dT/dX) inherently
negative; therefore the double negative indicates a positive flow of heat in the direction of
decreasing temperature.
However, using this equation alone for the heat transfer across a stove wall would lead to
values that are many times too large. The heat transfer into and out of an object depends
on the conductivities to and from the surfaces as well as the conductivity within the
object itself .In some cases, dirt or oxide layers may reduce the heat transfer across the
surface; in other cases, the air at the surface itself significantly reduces the heat transfer.
Taking this into account then gives [51]
Q= A(T1-T2) .…………….…..…………..………………..……….……….2.4
1/ [h1] + s/k +1/ [h2]
Where:
[h1] and [h2] Inner and outer surface heat transfer coefficient
1/h and s/k Thermal resistances to heat transfer
Typical values for h are 5 W/ m2 o
C in still air to over 15 W/m2 o
C in a moderate 3 m/s
wind. Thus, it is the surface resistance, not the resistance to heat transfer of the material
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itself that primarily determines the rate of heat loss through the stove wall. This is true
until very low conductivity (high thermal resistance) materials such as fiberglass
insulation are used. Fiberglass, for example, has a thermal resistance (1/k) typically about
25 m2 0
C/W. In this case the insulation, not the resistance of the surface air layers, is the
primary determinant of the stove's rate of heat loss. In controlled cooking tests with
aluminum pots, fuel savings were about 45% [45] compared to using clay pots. Coating
aluminum pots with mud to protect their shine, or allowing a thick layer of soot to build
up on the outside reduce the pots' energy efficiency and should be discouraged. In
addition to their high performance and ease of use cooks prefer aluminum pots because,
unlike traditional fired clay pots, they won't break. Calculating Thermal Storage Another
factor of importance in conductive heat transfer calculations is the ability of a material to
store thermal energy, measured as its specific heat. The specific heat of a material is the
amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of its mass by 1o
C. For a
given object, the change in the total heat stored is then given by
dE= M *Cp *dT …………………………….………………………….………………..2.5
Where:
M is the object's mass,
Cp is its specific heat, and
dT is its change in temperature.
Thus, if the wall of a 3 kg metal stove increases by 380 OC during use, the change in
energy stored in its wall is dE = (3 kg) (480 Ws /kg O
C 380 O
C = 547200 Ws or 547.2 kJ
Thus, the thermal conductivity carries thermal energy through a material; the specific
heat and mass of an object store this heat energy. The larger the mass and specific heat of
an object the more energy it can store for a given change in temperature. Thus a
thermally massive (large M*Cp) object warms up slowly; a thermally lightweight (small
M*Cp) object will warm rapidly. This is called the thermal inertia of an object and is an
important design parameter in stoves.
Convection is transfer of energy between an object and its environment, due to fluid
motion. Convection can be forced convection in which the flow is caused by a pump or a
fan or it may be natural convection in which the flow is caused by density differences due
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to differences in temperature. It is found that the heat flux is approximately proportional
to the temperature difference between the wall and the bulk of the fluid [35,38, 39,40,51]
.
……………………… ………………...……..………….………..2.6
This causes to define a constant proportionality called “convection heat transfer
coefficient” denoted by, h
.…………………………………….………….…….……..…..….2.7
Thus the rate of convection heat transfer is given by
……………………………………………………..……….…….………2.8
Where:-
h convection heat transfer coefficient (W/m2 oc)
A Surface area where: convection takes place (m2)
AT Temperature difference between the fluid and the wall surface (oC)
There for to increase the heat transfer Q to the pot there are then, in principle, three things
one can do. First, the temperature T1 of the hot gas can be increased. This can be done
only by closing the stove and controlling the amount of outside air that enters. This is
often impractical as it requires manipulating a door on the wood entry, prevents easy
visual monitoring of fire, and usually requires cutting the wood into small so that the door
can be closed behind them. Further, the user must consistently close the door. Second, as
much of the area A of the pot should be exposed to the hot gas as possible. This is very
important. The pot supports, for example, must be strong enough to support the pot but
should be kept small in area so as not to screen the hot gas from the pot. The gas should
be allowed to rise up around the pot and contact its entire surface. Third, the convective
heat transfer coefficient h should be increased. This can be done by increasing the
velocity of the hot gas as it flows past the pot. In convective heat transfer, the primary
resistance to heat flow is not within the solid object (unless it is a very good insulator),
nor within the flowing hot gas. Instead, the primary resistance is in the "surface boundary
layer" of very slowly moving gas immediately adjacent to a wall. Far from a wall, gas
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flows freely and readily carries heat with it. As the pot wall is approached, friction
between the pot and the gas prevents the gas from flowing easily, within this region, heat
transfer is primarily by conduction and, as previously noted, the conductivity of gases is
quite low. It is this surface boundary layer of stagnant gas that primarily limits heat
transfer from the flowing hot gas to the pot.
To improve the thermal efficiency of a stove, the thermal resistance of this boundary
layer must be reduced. This can be accomplished by (among others) increasing the flow
velocity of the hot gas over the surface of the pot. This rapid flow helps "peel" away
some of this surface boundary layer and, thinner, the boundary layer of stagnant gas then
offers less resistance to conductive heat transfer across it to the pot.
Transfer of energy from or to a body by the emission or absorption of electromagnetic
radiation. All objects with a temperature above absolute zero radiate energy at a rate equal to
their emissivity multiplied by the rate at which energy would radiate from them if they were a
black body. According to Stefan-Boltzmann law, ideal radiators emit energy at a rate
proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature [36] [38] [40]. And the net rate
of exchange of energy between two ideal radiators A and B is expressed as:
,,,……………………………………..….………..…..……………….2.9
Where
σ Stefan- Boltzmann constant = 5.67x10-12 w/cm2. k4
TA Temperature of body A (o
C)
TB Temperature of body B (o
C)
In many physical situations, we are interested in radiation heat transfer from the surface of an
object to the surrounding uniform temperature. Thus, the net radiation from a non-black
surface to the surrounding is given by [39].
……………………….…………..………...….……………..………....…2.10
Where:-
Ts Body surface temperature (oC)
T∞ Surrounding or ambient temperature (oC)
ε Emissivity of surface and has a value between 0 to 1 for perfect reflector ε = 0 and
for a perfect emitter a so called “black body”, ε = 1.
All objects (materials) continuously emit electromagnetic radiation due to internal
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molecular and atomic motion. The higher the object's temperature, the greater the amount
of energy so radiated. The warmth felt on one's skin when standing near a fire (but not in
the hot gases) is due to infrared radiation from the fire. The temperature of the object can
also be estimated by its color, ranging from 500 OC when glowing dark red to 800
OC
when bright cherry red to 100 O
C when yellow and to 1500 O
C and more energy radiated
by a "black body" (an object that absorbs or emits radiation perfectly regardless of
wavelength) as a function of temperature. Similarly, all objects absorb radiation, exciting
their internal molecular and atomic motion. The ability of a specific material to absorb
radiation is equal to its ability to emit it. Most real materials, however, are not perfect
emitters or absorbers. Metals, for example, are very poor absorbers (emitters) because the
free electrons within them that give rise to large electrical and thermal conductivities also
couple tightly to impinging radiation and screen its penetration into the material causing
it to reflect instead. Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide have strongly
frequency-dependent absorption in the infrared corresponding to excitation of vibration
and rotational motion of individual molecules.
Typical emissivity’s range is from 0.05 for well-polished metals to 0.95 for carbon black.
In wood burning cook stoves, radiative heat transfer is an important factor in the transfer
of heat from the fire bed and flames to the pot; from the flames to the fuel to maintain
combustion; from the fire bed and flames to the stove wall; from the stove wall to the pot;
and from the stove wall to ambient. Traditional stoves, typically 10-12 PHU percentage
points (out of perhaps 17 totals) are due to radiative heat transfer directly from the fire
bed to the pot bottom. This is the primary heat transfer mechanism for the traditional
open fire. To calculate the radiative heat transfer from the fire bed to the pot is
determined by the fire bed temperature (Figure 10) and by the view factor between the
fire bed and the pot
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2.8. THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM
Insulation is defined as a material or combination of materials, which retard the flow or
loss of heat and is used in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems to insulate
piping, ducts, vessels, thermal storage devices and equipment in order to conserve
thermal energy, prevent surface condensation and control heat input to the contained
fluids. Generally the thermal insulation can be used to control heat flow in wide
temperature ranges when the appropriate insulating material is selected [42].
2.9. ADVANTAGES OF INSULATION SYSTEMS
The following are the basic advantages of insulating systems [46, 47]
Energy Savings: Substantial quantities of heat energy are wasted because of un-
insulated heated surfaces. Properly designed and installed insulation systems will
immediately reduce the need for energy and benefits to industry include enormous cost
savings, improved productivity, and enhanced environmental quality.
Process Control: By reducing heat loss or gain, insulation can help maintain process
temperature to a pre-determined value or within a predetermined range.
Personnel Protection: Thermal insulation is one of the most effective means of
protecting workers from burns resulting from skin contact with surfaces of hot surface
and equipment operating at higher temperatures. Insulation reduces the surface
temperature of piping or equipment to a safer level, resulting in increased worker safety
and the avoidance of worker downtime due to injury.
Fire Protection: Used in combination with other materials, insulation helps provide fire
protection in fire stop systems designed to provide an effective barrier against the spread
of flame, smoke, and gases at penetrations of fire resistance rated assemblies by ducts,
pipes, and cables.
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2.10. THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND THERMAL RESISTANCE OF
INSULATOR
i. Thermal Conductivity (k): Is a specific material property. It represents the heat flow
in watts (W) through a 1 m² surface and 1 m thick flat layer of a material when the
temperature difference between the two surfaces in the direction of heat flow amounts to
1 Kelvin (K). The unit of measurement for thermal conductivity (k) is W/(m.K) [44,42].
ii. Thermal resistance (R): Describes the thermal insulation effect of a constructional
layer. Thermal resistance of a material depends on the geometry and thermal properties of
the insulator. The unit of measurement for thermal resistance (R) is (K/W). [42,43]
……………….…..…………..…………...…………..…...………..…...……..………..2.11
For cylindrical insulation (such as circular pipe insulation) of inner radius r1, outer radius r2,
and length L having average thermal conductivity K; if there is no heat generation in the
layer the thermal resistance can be given by:
…………..……..…..…………..………………...…...…………….…2.12
If the steady heat transfer is through two-layered composite cylinder of length L with
convection on both sides (inner and outer sides of insulator cylinders) can be expressed as:
…………………………………………………....…………..…..…………..2.13
…………………..….…………………………………………………...….………..….2.1
2.11. INSULATING MATERIAL
Most insulation is used to prevent the conduction of heat. In some cases radiation is a
factor. A good insulator is obviously a poor conductor. Less dense materials are better
insulators. The denser the material, the closer its atoms are together. That means the
transfer of energy of one atom to the next is more effective. Thus, gases insulate better
than liquids, which in turn insulate better than solids [35,46].
An interesting fact is that poor conductors of electricity are also poor heat conductors.
Wood is a much better insulator than copper. The reason is that metals that conduct
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electricity allow free electrons to roam through the material. This enhances the transfer of
energy from one area to another in the metal. Without this ability, the material-like wood-
does not conduct heat well.
Here are different types of insulation materials among those; fiber glass, cellular glass,
foamed plastic and calcium silicate etc are the most commonly used materials.
i. Rigid polyurethane foam (PUR/PIR)
Rigid polyurethane foam (PUR/PIR) is a closed-cell plastic. It is used as factory made
thermal insulation material in the form of insulation boards or block foam, and in
combination with various rigid facings as a constructional material or sandwich panel.
Polyurethane in-situ foams are manufactured directly on the building site. In modest
material thicknesses, rigid polyurethane foam (PUR/PIR) offers optimal thermal
insulation coupled with an exceptional space-utility advantage [46].
ii. Fiberglass insulation
Fiberglass insulation is fibrous glass, made either plain or with a heat resistant binder in
order for the fiberglass to hold its shape. Fiberglass is the most popular insulation, and it
comes in many forms. In the form most commonly used for pipe lines, it is molded and
shaped into semicircular sections and into different shapes. The binder is the critical
factor for the ultimate temperature for which it can be used. Fiberglass is recommended
temperatures up to 422oC. A high temperature, flexible blanket can be used with
temperatures up to 530 oC [45, 46].
iii. Ash insulation
Ash is a waste product from the combustion of fire wood especially in the preparation
foods with the largest share in baking Injera. In some cases ash from fire wood is used as
nutrient for plants because it improves the fertility of soil. Particularly the wood ash is
used for insulation system because ash is completely burned material, so it has very low
thermal conductivity; again it is a waste material, so there is no cost for it and available
everywhere: locally and there is no fire hazard and is not toxic, so there is no problem of
safety. In the country side’s where: finding matches is difficult, to start firing early in the
morning what mothers used to do is that they cover the fired charcoal with wood ash
estimated about 3 to 5 cm thickness in the evening. Thus they can get the charcoal with
its fire early in the morning. This shows us that the ash conserves the energy in the
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charcoal, by protecting entering cold air from outside in to the fired charcoal and by
protecting energy loss from the charcoal the outside environment. So the idea of using
ash as insulation material is from this experience [47].
iv. Additive of clay with different material
Since clay is the cheapest material on this planet it is possible to increase and decrease its
heat conductivity to use it for whatever purpose we intended to use different researchers
conclude that we can use it for construction of stove body after we add it.
Figure 2.6 Additive of clay with ash
Figure 2.7 Additive of clay with chip Wood Heat Conduction Property
Insulation from conduction
Conduction occurs when materials, especially solids, are in direct contact with each
other. High kinetic energy atoms and molecules bump into their neighbors, increasing the
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neighbor's energy. This increase in energy can flow through materials and from one
material to another [42].
Solid to Solid: to slow down the transfer of heat by conduction from one solid to another,
materials that are poor conductors are placed in between the solids. Examples include:
Fiberglass is not a good conductor nor is air. That is why bundles of loosely packed
fiberglass strands are often used as insulation between the outer and inner walls of a
house. Conductive heat cannot travel though a vacuum. That is why a thermos bottle has
an evacuated lining. This type of heat cannot be transferred from one layer to the other
through the thermos bottle vacuum.
Gas to Solid: to slow down the heat transfer between air and a solid, a poor conductor of
heat is placed in between. A good example of this is placing a layer of clothing between
us and the cold outside air in the summer. If the cold air was in contact with our skin, it
would lower the skin temperature. The clothing slows down that heat loss. Also, the
clothing prevents body heat from leaving and being lost to the cold air.
Liquid to Solid: likewise, when you swim in water, cold water can lower your body
temperature through conduction. That is why some swimmers wear rubber wet suits to
insulate them from the cold water.
ii) Insulation from convection
Convection is transfer of heat when a fluid is in motion. Since air and water do not
readily conduct heat, they often transfer heat (or cold) through their motion. A fan-driven
furnace is an example of this. Insulation from heat transfer by convection is usually done
by either preventing the motion of the fluid or protecting from the convection. Wearing
protective clothing on a cold, windy day will inhibit the loss of heat due to convection
[42][44][48].
iii) Insulation from Radiation
Hot and even warm objects radiate infra-red electromagnetic waves, which can heat up
objects at a distance, as well as lose energy themselves. Insulation against heat transfer by
radiation is usually done by using reflective materials. A thermos bottle not only has an
evacuated lining to prevent heat transfer by conduction, but it also is made of shiny
material to prevent radiation heat transfer. Radiation from warm food inside the thermos
bottle is reflected back to itself. Radiation from warm outside material is reflected to
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prevent heating cold liquids inside the bottle [41, 44].
2.12. WALL LOSS CALCULATIONS
Reducing the heat loss into and through the stove walls to the outside requires a detailed
analysis of the conduction process. In reviewing these calculations, it is important to note
first that they are based on particular assumed combustion chamber geometry and heat
flux from the fire. When cooking begins, the walls of the stove are cold. With time they
warm up at a rate determined by their mass and specific heat as discussed above.
Lightweight walls have a low thermal inertia and warm quickly. Thick, heavy walls
warm more slowly. Heat loss from the combustion chamber is determined by how
quickly these walls warm and subsequently how much heat the wall loses from its outside
surface. The thicker the wall the more slowly it warms.
Although a thick wall of dense high specific heat material may have slightly lower heat
loss than a thinner wall after several hours .it takes many hours more for the eventual
lower heat loss of the thick wall to compensate for its much greater absorption of heat to
warm up to this state. Thus, it is always preferable to make the solid (non-insulator)
portion of the wall as thin and light as possible. Additionally, the use of lightweight
insulants such as fiberglass or double wall construction can dramatically lower heat loss
Materials such as sand-clay or concrete, which have a high specific heat and density, and
which must be formed in thick sections to be sufficiently strong to support a pot or resist
the fire, should therefore be avoided.
2.13. HEAT RECUPERATION
It has frequently been argued that the large amounts of heat absorbed by the walls of a
massive stove should be utilized by either extinguishing the fire early or using this heat to
complete cooking or by later using it to heat water. Water heating tests on hot massive
stoves, however, have shown that only 0.6-1.3% of the energy released by the fire, of
which perhaps one-third was stored in the massive wall, could be recuperated – heating
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the water by typically 18-19 O
C. What is often thought to be heating or cooking by heat
recuperation is actually done by the remaining coals of the fire. That heat recuperation
from massive walls is so difficult can be easily understood by considering the following.
1) Heat conduction through the wall is slow so that little energy can be transported to the pot
directly.
2) Air is a relatively good insulator. Thus, little heat can be carried from the wall into the air
space inside the stove and then to the pot.
3) Both of these heat paths are further slowed by the relatively small temperature difference
between the wall and the pot. The low temperature of the wall also reduces the radiant
transfer to the pot.
4) The heat stored in the wall tends to equilibrate within the wall and then leak to the
outside. Rather than depending on low efficiency massive stoves for cooking and then
attempting to recuperate heat for hot water, such water heating can be much more
efficiently done directly with a high performance stove. Further, it can then be done when
needed rather than being tied to the cooking schedule. Similarly, using stored heat to
complete cooking is an extremely inefficient technique compared to using a high
efficiency lightweight stove.
If a light weight single wall (metal) stove is heavily tarnished and sooted on the outside
its exterior heat loss can be quite large. This heat loss is due to the emission of radiant
energy and can be reduced by chemically or mechanically polishing or coating the
exterior surface to leave a bright metallic finish. Although such a finish may have
commercial appeal, its effectiveness in reducing heat loss will last only so long as it is
kept relatively clean and free of soot and rust, etc. It should be noted that most paints,
even white paint, will actually increase the radiant heat loss from a stove and should be
avoided; to decrease radiant heat loss, the surface must be metallic. Light weight single
wall stoves are easy to construct, are low cost, and have relatively high performance
when convective heat transfer is optimized. However, during use they can be quite hot on
the outside and can burn the user as well as be uncomfortable to use. To reduce heat loss
and thus reduce this hazard, either double wall construction and/or lightweight insulate
such as fiberglass or vermiculite can be used. Double wall construction with metal alone
can significantly reduce heat loss, user discomfort, and the hazard of burns .The double
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wall serves two functions in reducing heat loss. First, the dead air space between the two
walls is a moderately good insulator. It should be noted, however, that increasing the
thickness of this dead air space does not improve its insulating value. This is due to the
convection currents, which flow more freely the larger the space, carrying heat from one
wall to the other. Second, the inner wall acts as a radiation shield between the fire and the
outer wall. There, the emissivity or, more accurately, the radiant coupling between the
inner and outer walls is the prime determinant of heat loss. The exterior surface
emissivity is less important due to the lower temperature of that wall. As the temperature
of the exterior wall increases due to greater radiant heat transfer from inner to outer wall
єi increasing) the exterior emissivity, є e becomes more important .In practice there are
several potential difficulties:
Although it is preferable to minimize radiant coupling between the two walls by
giving them a bright, long-lasting metallic finish, they will tend to rust, tarnish, and soot
over time. Keeping them clean would be difficult. Even in the worst case є i = .9, є e .9),
however, the double wall still performs better than the best (є e = .9) single metal wall.
The dead air space is a good insulator on its own, but attaching the inner wall to the outer
will tend to short circuit its insulating value due to the high thermal conductivity of metal.
It is necessary that the two walls together be mechanically rigid, but they should not
easily conduct heat from one to the other. This might be done by using nonmetallic
spacers or fasteners, or tack welding the walls together at selected points. Long
continuous welds should be avoided if possible.
The insulating value of the dead air space is reduced if air is allowed to flow through.
Thus, the dead air space should be closed at the top. Double wall metal stoves are now
being developed and commercialized, but yet is to use a high quality insulant such as
fiberglass or vermiculite with the double wall to hold it in place and protect it. Other
lightweight insulants worth investigating include wood ash, diatomaceous earth, and,
possibly, chemically treated (to reduce its flammability) straw or charcoal among others
Just as insulated walls reduce the exterior temperatures, they increase the inner wall
temperature. This can increase heat transfer to the pot by convective heat transfer, by
radiative heat transfer from the inner wall surface, and possibly by improving the quality
of combustion.
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2.14. PHU /PERCENT HEAT UTILIZATION/ OR THE THERMAL
EFFICIENCY/ TESTS METHOD STOVE TEST TYPES
Stove testing is the systematic measuring of the advantages and limitations of a particular
stove model. Its primary aim is to help identify the most effective and desirable stoves for
a specific social and economic context. With ongoing stove production, a testing program
provides essential quality control and may lead to important design modifications. A
group of stove experts by Volunteers in technical Assistance (VITA) introduced a
standardized stove-testing concept prepared from proceedings of a meeting [53]. The
group formulated the following tests:
2.15. WATER BOILING TEST
To measure how much wood is used to boil water under fixed conditions. This is a
laboratory test, to be done both at full heat and at a lower “simmering” level to replicate
the two most common cooking tasks. While it does not necessarily correlate to actual
stove performance when cooking food, it facilitates the comparison of stoves under
controlled conditions with relatively few cultural variables The Water Boiling Test
(WBT) is a relatively short, simple simulation of common cooking procedures. It
measures the fuel consumed for a certain class of tasks. It is used for a quick comparison
of the performance of different stoves. WBT use water to simulate food, the standard
quantity is two-thirds the full pan capacity. The test includes “high power” and “low
power” phases. The high power phase involves heating the standard quantity of water
from the ambient temperature to boiling as rapidly as possible. The lower power phase
follows. The power is reduced to the lowest level needed to keep the water simmering
over a one-hour period. Each WBT should be repeated at least four times. Results may be
averaged and analyzed statistically.
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2.16. KITCHEN PERFORMANCE TEST
To measure how much fuel wood is used per person in actual households when cooking
with traditional stove, and when using an experimental stove. The tester simply measures
how much wood the family has at the beginning and at the end of each testing period.
2.17. CONTROLLED COOKING TEST AND PROCEDURE
To serve as a bridge between the water boiling test and the kitchen performance tests.
Trained local cooks prepare pre-determined meals in a specified way, using both
traditional and experimental stoves. The CCT described here is meant primarily to
compare the performance of an improved stove to a traditional stove in a standardized
cooking task. The procedure that follows should be applied to open fire stove as well as
the Mirt Injera Baking stove. Three repetitions of the CCT for each stove that is being
compared are recommended [52].
1. The first step in conducting the CCT is to consult with staff of the MoWIE at
Laboratory and prepare sufficient dough of Teff a head in order to the teff dough
well fermented.
The stove is designed for home use, so we used to prepare Injera from teff because
it is the common food which is baked always at community level. This test is done
depending on the family size mentioned above.
Once a cooking task has been decided on, ensure that sufficient food is available to
conduct the tests.
2. After deciding on a cooking task, the procedure should be described in as much detail
as possible and recorded in a way that both stove users and testers can understand
and follow. This is important to ensure that the cooking task is performed
identically on each stove. If possible, include an objective measure of when the
Injera is “done”. In other words, it is preferable to define the end of the cooking task
by an observable factor. After dough and fuel have been obtained and the steps of the
cooking task are written up and well understood by all participants, the actual testing
can begin. The cooking itself should be done by a local person who is familiar with
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both the Injera that is being cooked and the operation of the stove to be tested. If the
stove is a new design that differs significantly from traditional cooking practices,
some training will probably be required before on conducting the actual tests.
When comparing stoves with the CCT, if more than one cook is used, each cook
should test each stove the same number of times, in order to remove the cook as a
potential source of bias in the tests. In addition, to ensure that the testers have control
over the testing environment, the tests should be conducted in a controllable setting
such as a lab or workshop rather than in a private home.
3. Record local conditions as instructed on the Data and Calculation form.
4. Weigh the predetermined ingredients and do all of the preparations (washing, peeling,
cutting, etc) as described by the cooking directions recorded in step 2 above. To save
time, for non-perishable food, the preparation can be done in bulk, so that food for all
of the tests is prepared at once.
5. Start with a pre-weighed bundle of fuel that is roughly double the amount that local
people consider necessary to complete the cooking task. Record the weight in
appropriate place on the Data and Calculation form.
6. Starting with a cool stove, allow the cook(s) to light the fire in a way that reflects
local practices. Start the timer and record the time on the Data and Calculation form.
7. While the cook performs the cooking task, record any relevant observations and
comments that the cook makes (for example, difficulties that they encounter,
excessive heat, smoke, instability of the stove or pot, etc).
8. When the task is finished, record the time in the Data and Calculation form.
9. Remove the pot(s) of food from the stove and weigh each pot with its food on the
balance. Record the weight in grams on the Data and Calculation form.
10. Remove the unburned wood from the fire and extinguish it. Knock the charcoal from
the ends of the unburned wood. Weigh the unburned wood from the stove with the
remaining wood from the original bundle. Place all of the charcoal in the designated
tray and weigh this too. Record both measurements on the Data and Calculation form.
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2.18. FLUID FLOW
A thorough knowledge of fluid flow principles is also essential for understanding the
flow of air and flue gases through the stove and the chimney, if required as well as for
understanding how these influence the combustion process, the transfer of heat from the
hot flue gases to the pots for by recovery option and the influence of heat transfer to
surrounding air through the enclose of the main combustion chamber and stove wall of
the second stove. The induction of air is required for the combustion of fuel in the main
combustion chamber through the grate and the subsequent flow of the flue gas from the
first combustion chamber and through the second stove and chimney tunnel is governed
by the principles of fluid flow. The second stove is designed in such a way that it will get
heat from both flue gas following through heat and steam circulating system in the flue
gas to bake other Injera at the same time. The suction effect, responsible for the induction
of air into the combustion chamber, is created as a result of the flow of flue gases through
the chimney. The amount can be estimated by the application of principles of fluid flow.
The steady state flow of fluid is governed by the continuity equation, which is based on
the principle of conservation of mass. According to this equation the mass of fluid
passing all sections per unit of time is constant. This can be represented by the following
equation:
ρ1 * A1 *V1 = ρ2 * A2 * V2………………………………….………..………………...2.15
Where:-
Ρ is the density,
A is the area
V is the velocity.
This equation can be used to calculate the velocity of the flue gases and air at different
occasions in the stove. Based on the applications of conservation of energy to the flow of
fluid, an equation known as Bernoulli's equation can be derived. For the steady state flow
of low-pressure gas in which there is a negligible change in internal energy, the equation
can be described as:
Hst + Hdy*Hpo = Htot ………………………..….........…………..………………….…..2.16
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Where:-
Hst is the static head,
Hdy is the dynamic head,
Hpo is the potential head
Htot is the total frictional head.
The head is expressed in meters and is equal to Δ P/ρ where: Δ P is the pressure loss and
ρ is the density. The potential head or Hpo is equal to Hz where: z is the elevation above
any given level in meters. In some cases a sudden expansion and contraction is
encountered during the flow of flue gases through the chimney and the chambers. The
frictional loss Hfr due to the sudden expansion of a duct with a cross sectional area of A1,
where: the mean velocity is V1 into a duct with a larger cross sectional area of A2 where:
the velocity is V2 is given by the expression:
H fr= (V 2 –V 1)……….…..…….……………..…………..…..……………….….........2.17
2 g c
Where:-
gc is a conversion factor having a numerical value equal to the acceleration due to
gravity.
2.19. INDOORS AIR POLLUTION
The physical form and pollutant content are the two characteristics of fuels that most
determine the quality of pollutant emissions when burned. It is generally difficult to
premix solid fuels sufficiently with air to assure good combustion in simple small-scale
devices such as household stoves. Consequently, even though most biomass fuels contain
few noxious contaminants, they are usually burned incompletely in household stoves and
so produce a wide range of health damaging pollutants. Some times as much as one-fifth
of the fuel carbon is diverted to products of incomplete combustion (UNDP, 2001).
Households reliant on biomass generally use the fuel indoors, in open fires or poorly
functioning stoves, and usually with inadequate venting of smoke (WHO, 2000). The
smoke from biomass fuel contains a large number of pollutants that are dangerous to
health, including small particles, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and
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carcinogenic substances such as benzo, pyrene and benzene. Studies from Asia, Africa
and the Americas have shown that indoor air pollution levels in these homes are
extremely high, many times the limits set by WHO (Table 2.8). Typical 24-hour levels of
PM in biomass using homes in Africa, Asia, or Latin America range from 300 to 3000
micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3)
Table 2.3 Health affecting limits according to WHO’s Exposure Guidelines
Product Concentration Time Limit
Carbon monoxide 100 gm/m3 15 min
60 mg/m3 30 min
30 mg/m3 1 hour
10 mg/m3 8 hour
Formaldehyde 100 mg/m3 30 min
Lead 1 mg/m3 1 year
Nitrogen dioxide 400 mg/m3 1 hour
150 mg/m3 24 hour
Ozone 200 mg/m3 1 hour
120 mg/m3 8 hour
Sulfur dioxide 500 mg/m3 10 min
350 mg/m3 1 hour
125 mg/m3 24 hours
Suspended Particles 120 mg/m3 24 hours
Benzen 2.5 mg/m3 1 year
Source; [Usinger 1996]
Mirt stove in the kitchen it could be possible to reduce CO concentration by 88.8%, PM
by 17.3% when the analysis is made based on the mean 8-hour time frame [54]. The 15-
minute maximum has also showed similar trend, 91.5% for CO and 19.3% for PM levels
[54].
In conclusion from different studies we absorbed that Mirt stove thermal efficiency is
only from 18-21% and heavy in weight as well has long initial startup. So, this work will
give solution for these issues.
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2.20. BIOMASS USAGE IN ETHIOPIA
Biomass resources include wood, agro-industrial residue, and municipal waste and bio
fuels. Wood and agricultural as well as livestock residue are used beyond sustainable
yield with negative environmental impacts.
According to estimates made by a recent study, at the national level, there appears to be a
surplus of woody biomass supply. However, the same study revealed that there is a
severe deficit of supply when the data is disaggregated to lower local levels. According to
this same study, 307 [12] Woredas (districts) out of the total number of 500 [12] Woredas
are consuming woody biomass in excess of sustainable yield.
Among the key issues that characterize the Ethiopian energy sector, the following are
some that stand out:
The Energy sector relies heavily on biomass energy resources,
The household sector is the major consumer of energy (which comes almost
entirely from biomass) and, Biomass energy supplies are coming mainly from
unsustainable resource base (which has catastrophic environmental implications).
Ethiopia’s biomass energy resource potential is considerable. According to estimates by
Woody Biomass Inventory and Strategic Planning Project (WBISPP), national woody
biomass stock was 1,149 million tons with annual yield of 50 [12] million tons in the year
2000. These figures exclude biomass fuels such as branches/leaves/twigs (BLT), dead
wood and homestead tree yields. Owing to rapidly growing population, however, the
nation’s limited biomass energy resource is believed to have been depleting at an
increasingly faster rate. Regarding the regional distribution of biomass energy resources,
the northern highlands and eastern lowlands have lower woody biomass cover [12]. The
spatial distribution of the "deficit" indicated that areas with severe woody biomass deficit
are located in eastern Tigray, East and West Harerghe, East Shewa and East Wellega
Zones of Oromia and Jigjiga Zone of Somali Region. Most of Amhara Region has a
moderate deficit but a small number of Woredas along the crest of the Eastern
Escarpment have a severe deficit [12].
There is however an energy production potential from agro-processing industries
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(processing sugar cane bagasse, cotton stalk, coffee hull and oil seed shells) [10]. Up to
date, no grid-connected biomass power plants exist. Several sugar factories have however
been using sugar cane bagasse for station supply since the 1950s. A total of 30 MW of
capacity surplus could be fed in the grid by sugar factories [22]. Municipal waste and bio
fuels on the other hand are barely used as energy resources. No estimation of municipal
waste power production potential is available at the time; power production potential of
landfill gas is estimated to be 24 MW [10]. The current GTP plans to disseminate 25,000
domestic biogas plants, 10,000 vegetable oil stoves and 9.4 million improved stoves by
2015[21,10].
2.21. STOVE IMPROVEMENTS IN ETHIOPIA
Since 1989, efforts to improve the stoves, mainly by the Ethiopian Energy Studies and
Research Center (EESRC), currently, Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and
Promotion Center) have resulted in the development of three types of improved stoves:
Lakech charcoal stove, Low cost electric Injera stove and Mirt improved biomass Injera
stove, Gonzye stove and Yekum Injera Mitad
The development of the technologies were carried out by the project called Cooking
Efficiency Improvement and New Fuels Marketing Project (CEINFMP) financed by
World Bank and DANIDA between 1989 and 1995. As reported in GTZ (2000), the
main success of CEINFMP project was the Lakech charcoal stove, which is used for non-
Injera cooking where: as Mirt, Gonzye and Yekuma stoves are for Injera baking. All has
efficiency less than Mirt stove which this project emphasized.
Table 2.4 Improved Household Injera Baking Stoves trend in Ethiopia [821]
No
.
Stove
Name Picture Description
1 Mirt
classical
Mirt stove made of cement, with expansion chamber
and pot-rest, 4 cylindrical enclosure parts of 6 cm
thickness, no chimney, developed by the Ministry of
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Mirt Classical
Stove
Water and Energy in the mid of 90 ies, for hh, can be
found almost all over Ethiopia in urban and rural
areas mainly for hh, also by commercial Injera
bakers and sometimes by restaurants, price from 100
– 250 Birr. stove-tests done by GIZ, by Aprovecho,
by the Ministry of Water and Energy, by ESD
(company in UK commissioned by WB project
2 Mirt slim
Mirt Slim
Stove
Mirt stove made of cement, with expansion chamber
and pot-rest, 4 cylindrical enclosure parts of 4 cm
thickness, no chimney, modified by GIZ in
collaboration with Aprovecho in 2006, for hh, can be
found in all intervention areas of the project, Addis,
Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, in urban and rural areas
mainly used by hh, also commercial Injera bakers
and sometimes by restaurants, price from 80 – 200
Birr) stove-tests done by GIZ
3 Yekum
Mirt – I
Yekum Mirt
stove
Mirt stove made of cement, cladded with metal, with
pot-rest and chimney
at the back, on 4 legs, can be found only in Amhara
and Tigray regions in few numbers, developed by
GIZ in 2011 to evacuate smoke from the kitchen and
to have a higher stove for
comfort for the urban users, price between 800 –
1000 Birr) stove-test done by GIZ in
cooperation with Ministry of Water and Energy
4
Mirt with
integrated
chimney
Mirt stove of cement, with expansion chamber and
pot rest as well as a chimney added to the expansion
chamber, developed by GIZ in 2011 in order to
satisfy Government request of smoke evacuation, can
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Mirt with
integrated
chimney
be found in Tigray and Amhara in very few numbers,
costs from 300 – 500 Birr) stove-test done by GIZ
5
Addis/Apr
ovecho
stove
Addis or
Aprovecho
Stove
stove made of cement, a combination of Mirt and
rocket stove, no expansion chamber, no pot-rests but
air inlet, developed by Aprovecho in 2006 on
demand of GTZ because cement price was high and
costs had to bring down by increasing the
performance, can be found in some places in Amhara
region (10 – 20 stoves), price unknown), stove-test
done by. Aprovecho, acceptability test done in Addis
and is currently under way by the project in Tigray,
Amhara, South and Oromia
6
Yekum
Injera
Mitad
Yekum Injera
Mitad
Brick stove cladded with metal, with chimney and on
4 legs, can be
found in major cities, price from 600 – 1.200 Birr,
sometimes called “Laketch”, developed by Ministry
of Water and Energy for institutional application,
nowadays also used in hh and restaurants), pre-test
done by GIZ in cooperation with Ministry of Water
and Energy . Promoted by government, other NGO,
Community or individual stove producers.
7 Yekum
Mirt – II
Yekum Mirt II
Mirt stove of made cement, cladded with metal, no
pot-rest, no expansion
chamber, one chimney, height was reduced from
24cm to 18, can be found around in Adama in
Oromia Region in few numbers, stove was adapted
by a trained stove producer, Meseret, price about
1.000 Birr) pre-test done by GIZ in cooperation with
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2.22. DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF MIRT STOVE
The study made by Ministry of Mines and Energy and Energy for Sustainable
Development (ESD) (1988) showed that Ethiopia had a complex and highly commercial
biomass fuel sector. However, because of using open-hearth method, energy efficiency in
Ministry of Water and Energy and promoted by
government, other NGO, Community or individual
stove producers.
8
Awramba
fixed
stove
Awramba Stove
It is made of mud, stones, ash and placed on a wood
base above the ground, with expansion chamber and
chimney, developed in the 80ies by the Awramba
communist community in Amhara Region near
Bahirdar, was taken over by Amhara Mines and
Energy Bureau for wider dissemination, can be found
in Amhara Region), stove-test done by GIZ in
cooperation with the Ministry of Water and Energy.
9 Gonzye
Gonzye Stove
it is made of burned clay, similar to Mirt, 3 to 4
cylindrical enclosures, no pot-rests, developed by the
Government in 2002, can be found in Amhara,
Oromia, Tigray and Southern area, price from 35 –
100 Birr, cheapest Injera baking ICS stove in
Ethiopia), stove-test by the Ministry of Water and
Energy
10
Electrical
Injera
Mitad
Electrical Injera
Mitad
It is locally made, developed by the Ethiopian
Electrical Power Corporation; can be found all over
Ethiopia, wherever electricity is available.
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the country is very low. Because of this ESD found that improving household cooking
efficiency is the most important area in Ethiopia. Based on this fact Lakech (‘excellent’,
‘good’) improved charcoal stove could be developed in 1991. According to the ESD
report, commercial production of Lakech (improved charcoal stove) was started in early
1992 in Addis Ababa. To date, millions of these improved stoves, which save over 25%
charcoal relative to the traditional stove, are being in use. This has resulted in the saving
of hundreds of hectares of ecologically and economically important dry land forest in
Ethiopia. Each Lakech stove saves an average of 75 kg of charcoal per household per
year (Bess 1998). This led to savings of over 20,000 tons of charcoal in 1996, worth over
£4 million alone. More importantly, the forest savings from the use of Lakech was equal
to the equivalent of over 2,000 hectares of important dry land forest in Ethiopia.
However, from the earliest days of ESD's involvement with household energy in
Ethiopia, its international and local team realized that the single most significant
household energy demand side intervention was not in household charcoals, important as
this has been. Rather, the most crucial area for energy savings in Ethiopia’s in household
bread, or "Injera" baking. ESD worked with John Parry Workshops of the UK to develop
a modular, prefabricated stove from cement and local construction materials that could be
produced relatively easily, in large quantities, by a range of different scale producers, at
inexpensive prices. While this proved difficult, the team was finally able to meet this
challenge in early- 1994 with what was soon to be called the "Mirt" ("best") improved
biomass Injera stove. The whole process of designing and dissemination of the Mirt stove
followed series of steps. Large-scale dissemination was supported by media
advertisement and cooking demonstrations. Intensive training for the private sector was
provided in the process [12].
2.23. DESCRIPTION OF MIRT STOVE
The Mirt Stove has been specifically designed to cook Injera. The basic design of Mirt
stove was adopted from the traditional Ambo & Burayu enclosed Injera stoves and
optimized to handle different types of biomass fuels. The Mirt stove is a multi-section
stove (figure 1) made by molds. One mold is used to construct the four pcs of the
combustion chamber and two molds are used for the chimney rest. The combustion
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chamber is made with height of about 24 cm and diameter of about 60 cm. The pot rest or
the chimney has inner diameter of around 14 cm. The fuel and air inlet is made with
height of about 11 cm and width of around 24 cm. Total weight of the stove is nearly 60
kg [15].
Figure 2.8 Pictorial Description of Mirt-Injera Stove [15]
The Mirt stove was originally designed using lightweight raw pumice with Portland
pozzolana (cement) in a ratio of 5:115 Although pumice is a major source for
constructing building materials in Addis Ababa and other areas in the Rift Valley, it is not
found everywhere: in Ethiopia. Another common material that is more widely found than
pumice, and is used extensively in the building materials industry is scoria or red ash. In
areas where: no pumice or scoria is found, sand and cement is used.
Figure 2.9 Assembled Whole Picture of Mirt Stove [15]
Chimney and Pot rest
Smoke Out let
Wall of Stove
Fuel and Air in late
Mitad Rest
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2.24. FUEL CONSUMPTION OF MIRT STOVE
The specific fuel consumption of Mirt Stove has been determined by a number of
researchers and developers. The average specific fuel consumption of Mirt Stove is 535 g
of wood per kg of Injera see table (1) and Mirt Stove was tested at Approvecho Research
Center. The test was conducted using water boiling test procedure where: the time to boil
is 35.8 min and, 6407 g fuel was used. The CO (g) observed was 192 and PM (g) was
5322. The improved design brought about percentage reduction of 18% (time to boil), 81
% (fuel use), 90 % (CO), and 83 % (PM (Hatfield et al. 2006).
Table 2.5 Specific fuel consumption of Mirt Stove
No. Specific fuel consumption
(g/kg of Injera)
Injera baked per
session
Reference
1 460 - (Workeneh 2005)
2 524 - (Yosef 2007)
3 596 - (Alemayehu et al. 2012)
4 528 23-25 (Anteneh &
Walelign2011)
5 575 25-30 (Alemayehu et al. 2012)
6 667 23-25 (Alemayehu et al. 2012)
7 393 23-25 (Dresen et al. 2014)
Average 535 -
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CHAPTER THREE
3. MATERIALS AND METHOD
3.1. INTRODUCTION
This chapter discusses how the newly efficient stove has been designed and the causes for
less thermal efficiency of Mirt Injera Baking Stove. The chapter explains where we
should focus to improve (change) existing Mirt Injera Baking Stove and re-design it.
Many researchers have reported their findings on efficiency of Mirt Injera baking Stove
and we can use these data as our input. In selection of material depending on local
availability, our society culture, heat transfer property, and depending on durability of
material; we can select construction materials for body of the stove.
3.2. MATERIAL SELECTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODIFIED MIRT
STOVE
For selection of the construction material weighting digital logic approach method is used
[34,59]. That is each property is listed and compared in every combination taken two at a
time. To make the comparison, the property that is considered to be the more important
of the two is given one (1) and the less important is given zero (0). The total possible
alterative combinations can be determined by the following formula [34,60]
N = -1 x n …………………………………………….………………..….…….…..3.1
2
Therefore, properties of the material used for comparison are five, and per the calculation
the possible alternative combinations are 10.
Procedure:
Establish the weighting factor for each of the design criteria
Establish or estimate the level of satisfaction for each criteria for each of the
alternatives
Multiply the level of satisfaction by the weighting factor and sum these for the
overall satisfaction for each alternative
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Depending on the availability of the material in the local market and to design dual
working stoves the following material are selected for construction.
Table 3.1 Selection of Body Materials for Improved Mirt Stove
No Property
1
(1)(2)
2
(1)(3)
3
(1)(4)
4
(1)(5)
5
(2)(3)
6
(2)(4)
7
(2)(5)
8
(3)(4)
9
(3)(5)
10
(4)(5)
po
siti
ve
dec
isio
n
wei
gh
tin
g f
act
or
1
Local
availability 0 1 1 1 3 0.3
2 Weight 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
3
Thermal
Conductivity 1 0 1 0 2 0.2
4 Cost 1 0 0 1 2 0.2
5
Ease of
Manufacturing 1 0 0 1 2 0.2
Total 10 1
The weighting factor for each criterion was determined as shown in table 3.1. The next
step was preparing decision matrix for selecting the best body construction material from
Concert cement, Sheet metal and clay.
Table 3.2 Percent Satisfaction in achieving the criteria
Percent
(Satisfaction)% Description
100 Complete satisfaction, objective satisfied in every aspect
90 Extensive satisfaction, objective satisfied in all of important aspect
75 Considerable satisfaction, objective satisfied in the majority of aspects
50
Moderate satisfaction, a middle point between complete and no
satisfaction
25
Minor satisfaction, objective satisfied in some but less than half of the
aspect
10 Minimal satisfaction ,objective satisfied to very small extent
0 No satisfaction, objective is not satisfied in any aspect
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Table.3.3 Selection of the Best Alternative Body Constructing Material
No Material Lo
cal
av
ail
ab
ilit
y
Wei
gh
t
Th
erm
al
Co
nd
uct
ivit
y
Co
st
Ea
se o
f
Ma
nu
fact
uri
n
g
tota
l
Rem
ark
1 weight 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
2
Concert Mold %
acceptance 50 50 90 75 75
Weight * % satisfactory 15 5 18 15 15 68
3
Sheet metal % acceptance 90 90 75 75 100
Weight * % satisfactory 27 9 15 15 20 86 Selected
4
Clay % acceptance 75 75 75 90 75
Weight * % satisfactory 22.5 7.5 15 18 15 78
Table 3.5 Detail Specification and BOQ of Body Construction Material
No Description Unit Size QTY Local Rem
ark
1 Sheet metal for body construction mm3 1 x 1000 x 2000 2 Available
Copper 10 mm tube for steam system mm2 8000 1 Available
3 Oxygen welding machine set 1 1 Available
4 Grooving metal material No 1 1 Available
5 Welding Machine set 1 1 Available
6 cutter No 1 1 Available
7 Angle Iron for Meted Stand Pcs 58 and 56 2 Available
8 Stand Steel mm3 10 x 10 x 70 14 Available
9 Steam Controlling Valve pcs 20 ,length 70, 2 Available
10 Screws mm2 10 2 Available
11 Fiber glass for Insulation kg 1.5 2 Available
12 Extruder for tea and coffee making mm2 10 1 Available
13 Portland cement for joining kg - 2 Available
14 Welding arc kg - 2 Available
15 Welding metal for oxygen kg - 1 Available
16 Grinder pcs - 1 Available
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3.3. DESIGN OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND MATERIAL SELECTION
Thermal efficiency is a combination of combustion and heat transfer efficiencies. So,
improving both these efficiencies will improve the thermal efficiency and fuel efficiency
of Mirt Stove which currently has 18%-23% [15,44] percent. The way of design and
material to be selected will be presented in next section.
3.4. DESIGN OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND STOVE WALL
One of the main problems of Mirt Stove is its long time to initially startup of fire. It may
be due to having similar primary air and wood entrance hole. In Mirt Stove wood is rest
on the floor of combustion chamber and cooled air is just pass over the top part of the
wood and fire which even cools down the fire itself. So, to address this problem grate is
proposed in such a way that air to pass under the burning stick (wood) and go up
through the wood which adds effect of more complete combustion of wood. For grate
construction we can select material made of clay or the same as the stove body material
i.e metal sheet.
To design the combustion chamber, we should consider the dry heat content or caloric
value of biomass which is 15.00MJ - 17.51MJ [45]. The Flame temperature of green
wood containing 50% wt moisture is about 980 °C and flame temperature of dried wood
is 1260 to 1370 °C [45]. Maximum moisture content is between 55 to 65 wet percent
[46]. From this data and principle taking the minimum inside temperature of the
combustion chamber as 980 °C [46] for design purpose. Since the objective of this paper
is to bake Injera with more fuel efficient and thermal efficient dual stove, considering
Mirt Injera stove which by now the best fuel efficient stove in Ethiopia and already
known and accepted by community. Increasing its efficiency by adding more innovative
idea and technology improvement increases more acceptances in the community. So
focusing and discussing about Mirt- Injera baking stove data and using data of Injera are
very important.
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3.5. HEAT REQUIRED FOR INJERA BAKING
The heat used to bake Injera can be defined as the energy necessary to raise the batter to a
particular temperature, and evaporate the amount of water that is observed to be lost
during the baking process. To measure the energy utilized in cooking Injera, the initial
mass of batter, and the total amount of Injera produced from this batter were measured.
Thus the mass of water vapor can be obtained by subtracting the mass of the Injera
produced from the initial mass of batter.
It is assumed that the energy utilized in cooking the Injera is the energy required in
raising the batter from room temperature to the boiling point of water which is called
sensible heat, plus the energy required to evaporate the water which is called latent heat. It
is also assumed that the heat capacity of Injera batter is the same as water in order to
calculate the energy required to raise the batter temperature to boiling point of water [17].
Therefore, the utilized heat energy is
E utilized = m batter x CP water x (T boil − T room) + (m batter - m Injera) x h vaporization……..…..…3.1
Where
m batter Mass of the batter = 400 g
T boil Boiling temperature of water in Addis Ababa = 92 OC
T room Room temperature in the baking room (Addis Ababa) = 20 0
C
Cp Heat capacity of water = 4.187 kJ/kg .K
m Injera is the mass of the Injera produced = 320 g
h vaporization Heat of vaporization of water h fg = 2260 kJ/kg
Thus: -
E utilized = 0.4 kg × 4.187 kJ/kg × (92 − 20) k + (0.4 − 0.32) kg × 226 kJ/kg = 120.6 kJ +
180.8 kJ
E utilized = 301.38 kJ
By considering the energy loss in baking the required total energy can be calculated by
assuming safety factor of 1.2 [31, 55, 56]. Thus the total energy required becomes 361.6
kJ. The time taken for cooking of Injera is about 3 minutes on average. The heat transfer
rate (power) required for Injera baking can be calculated as [31, 55, 56].
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Ǭ= E utilized ………..…………….………………………………….…………………...19
ΔT
So,
Ǭ = 361.6KJ
3*60 sec
Thus heat transfer rate required for Injera baking is:
Ǭ =2 kw
3.6. STANDARD SIZES OF INJERA AND CLAY MITAD
The size of clay Mitad is 60 cm [15] and thickness of 2.3 cm [15] on average that used on
three stone Stewart and Getachew (1962).But the Mirt stove uses 56 cm [15]. The
standard Injera weighs 320 gm [47] and it is 52 cm in diameter. The clay Mitad thick ness
is from 2.3 to 2.5 cm [15] and average diameters of 58 cm [15].So the data used for design
purpose are these standards.
3.7. THE HOUSE HOLD FAMILY SIZE AND NUMBER OF INJERA BAKED
WITH FREQUENCY OF BAKING PER MONTH
An average family size of 4.8 (CSA, 2007) take 5 for this study is estimated to bake 30
Injera per day, two days a week [15].
3.8. MATERIAL SELECTION FOR STOVE BODY CONSTRUCTION
Under section 2.3.5 we discussed that the stove body should not be massive and heat
transfer property should be less in addition to local availability. The overall body heat
loss should be minimized. In case of Mirt stove the body is bulk which absorbs much
heat as well heat loss to surrounding is high because of high heat conduction property of
cement and sand mixture (mortar).
From the above equation (1) the heat lost from the concert wall is
Q = A*K* (∆T)………………………..…………………………………………..…….3.3
∆x
Where:
A Area of concert wall
K Heat transfer coefficient of mortar
∆T Change in temperature
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∆x Thickness of body
Therefore, Heat Loss from the body is
Q = 2πrLk (∆T)
∆x
Q = 2πrLk (∆T) = 2 x 3.14 x 0.35 x .24 x 1.8 x 500 = 527.52 Joules.
∆x 0.9
New design = 2 x 3.14 x 0.24 x 0.08 x 500 = 301.44
0.2
In this case the wall thickness and the value of K of the fiber glass has been changed
The reduced in present of the new stove is 527.52-301.44/527.52 =43 % from stove wall
by conduction.
= 0.27*23=10 % percent increase in thermal efficiency even if we consider the
Convection heat transfer.
Example if we using body of stove which is from mixture of clay and additive clay, heat
absorbed by mass of stove even to boil water is given by
From Equation (5) above
dE= M*Cp *dT……………………………………..……..……..………………….….. 3.4
Where:
M is the stove mass,
Cp is its specific heat, and
dT is its change in temperature.
So,
dE= 60kg*1kJ/kg.k*100oc= 6000kJ. This means heat retained in stove body of Mirt stove
and new to be designed stove. This much heat is retained in stove body of Mirt Stove. For
the same newly invent mass will be measured has h value of 0.1 kJ/kg.k of fiber glass
means 90% more efficient in storing energy or reduce the heat stored in body of stove by
90% .It is possible to take as first priority clay with additive of chip wood for mass
production of the newly stove body, because it has k value of 0.06 W/mK (from table
2.6). On other hand when we consider or to address the radiation heat transfer, sheet
metal with shiny or polished double sheet will be selected with fiber glass in as
insulating material because it has K value 0.08 W/m K, available in the market, easy
weight. Strong polished sheet metal is selected to produce prototype of both stoves
because of ease of production.
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3.9. SIZE DETERMINATION OF STOVE WALL, PRIMARY AIR INLET,
WOOD INSERT AND FLUE GAS EXHAUST HOLES
To size the stove wall, cylindrical shape is selected because of shape of cooking pan or
clay Mitad. The internal diameter is 60 cm in diameter i.e internal diameter should be in
the manner that accommodates the Mitad size with clearance of 1 cm. The height above
the grate should be 0.4 times Mitad diameter (0.4x 58cm) which is 24 cm. To use great
additional wall size of 6 cm added to the bottom of the great, so total height is 30 cm.
3.10. SELECTION OF THE BEST INSULATION MATERIAL
The basic requirement for thermal insulation is to provide a significant resistance path to
the flow of heat through the insulating material. To accomplish this, the insulating
material must reduce the rate of heat transfer by conduction of these mechanisms. The
insulating material should have as much as possible a property of low thermal
conductivity, fire resistance, light weight and durability. As injera cooking needs
temperature range of 1800 C to 2200C it is possibleto use medium temperature insulators,
which have temperature range from 900C to 3250C [34].The insulation materials are
selected and prioritized based on their thermal Conductivity, Heat Resistance, Weight,
Cost and Durability by giving weighting factor for each property comparing two
properties at a time by digital logic approach [61]
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Table 3.6 Possible Design Pairs for Selection of Insulating Materials
The weighting factor for each criterion was determined as shown in table 3.6. The next step was preparing decision matrix for
selecting the best insulating material from Wood ash, Fiber glass, Portland cement and Air.
Table 3.7 Percent Satisfaction in achieving the criteria
Percent
(Satisfaction)% Description
100 Complete satisfaction, objective satisfied in every aspect
90 Extensive satisfaction, objective satisfied in all of important aspect
75 Considerable satisfaction, objective satisfied in the majority of aspects
50 Moderate satisfaction, a middle point between complete and no satisfaction
25 Minor satisfaction, objective satisfied in some but less than half of the aspect
10 Minimal satisfaction ,objective satisfied to very small extent
0 No satisfaction, objective is not satisfied in any aspect
No Property 1
(1)(2)
2
(1)(3)
3
(1)(4)
4
(1)(5)
5
(2)(3)
6
(2)(4)
7
(2)(5)
8
(3)(4)
9
(3)(5)
10
(4)(5)
posi
tive
dec
isio
n
wei
gh
tin
g
fact
or
1 Thermal Conductivity 1 1 1 1 4 0.3
2 Heat Resistance 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.2
3 Weight 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
4 Cost 0 1 0 0 1 0.1
5 Durability 0 1 0 1 2 0.2
Total 10 1
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Table 3.8 Best Insulation Material Selected
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Material
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Conduct
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Hea
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Wei
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Cost
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1
Wood Ash % Acceptance 75 75 90 100 75
Weight * % Satisfactory 30 15 9 10 15 79 Second selected
2
Fiber Glass % acceptance 90 90 100 90 100
Weight * % satisfactory 36 18 10 9 20 93 First Selected
3 Port Land cement % acceptance 75 75 50 75 75
3.11. CRITICAL INSULATION (OPTIMIZATION OF CRITICAL INSULATION)
We know that adding more insulation to a wall or to the attic always decreases heat transfer. The
thicker the insulation, the lower the heat transfer rate. This is expected, since the heat transfer
area A is constant, and adding insulation always increases the thermal resistance of the wall
without increasing the convection resistance. Adding insulation to a cylindrical pipe or a
spherical shell, however, is a different matter. The additional insulation increases the conduction
resistance of the insulation layer but decreases the convection resistance of the surface because
of the increase in the outer surface area for convection. The heat transfer from the pipe may
increase or decrease, depending on which effect dominates. Whose outer surface temperature T2
Consider a cylindrical stove wall of outer radius r2 is maintained constant (Fig. 3.1). The pipe is
now insulated with a material whose thermal conductivity is k and outer radius is r2. Heat is lost from
the inner stove to the surrounding medium at temperature T , with a convection heat transfer coefficient h.
The rate of heat transfer from the insulated stove to the surrounding air can be expressed as equation 3.5
The critical thickness of the stove wall (insulation) is determined using equation below based on
the thermal conductivity (k) of the material and the convective heat transfer coefficient (h),
between exposed surface of insulation and its surroundings. [38]
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Figure 3.1 Critical Insulation [38]
Rcr, cylinder = k ……………………….…………..…………..……………….…………….3.5
h
Or
Ǭ = T∞ = T1 - T∞ ……………………...…………….……..……..……………3.6
Rins + Rconv ln (r2/r1) + 1
2πLk h (2πr2L)
Typical values for h are 5 W/ m2
oC in still air to over 15 W/m
2 0 C in a moderate 3 m/s wind
[44] at addis Ababa (work shop area)
The insulation material selected is, fiber glass with k value of 0.04 W/m2 o
C .Therefore, the
minimum thickness of insulation required is 0.04/5= 0.008 m. So, the Critical insulation
(minimum insulation) required is equivalent to one centimeter, so for design purpose and for
manufacturing simplicity let us choose 1 cm.
To design the primary air inlet, wood insert and flue gas holes on combustion wall of first stove;
Assumptions,
The principle should be used for these hole design are
1. The amount of air + excess air used for complete combustion of 1 kg of wood to produce
15.00-17.51MJ is 7 m 3 [15]
2. The air velocity around the stove is 1 m/s [15].
To design the combustion chamber and related holes (air + fuel inlet, flue gas out let, height of
stove etc); We should know the power of the stove, in addition to the above principles.
From different experiments and researchers as shown in table 2.7, under chapter 2 above, we
observed that;
Mirt Injera Baking Stove requires 535 g of wood to cook 1 kg of Injera, one dry Injera has 320
gram and the dough has 400 g [31, 55, 56]. In addition the time needed to bake 20-27 Injera is
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about 83 minutes.
So, the specific fuel required to bake one Injera is calculated to be,
= 535 g/kg /320g
= 171.2 gram specific fuel required.
Time taken to bake one Injera is; - The total time needed to bake one season an average of 20-23
Injera is 83 minutes, the minimum number of Injera baked to be 20. So,
T= 83 Minutes/20 in number
Time =4.15 minutes is taken to bake one Injera on average
From this conclusion,
We know that 1 kg of wood produce 1500-1751 KJ of Energy and to bake one Injera 171.2g is
needed,
So, to calculate amount of Energy needed to bake one Injera;-
= (171.2*15000)/1000 KJ
= 2568 KJ energy has been used
To get the power of stove used
Power needed to bake one Injera =2568 KJ/(4.15*60) seconds
= 10.31325 KW Stove Power is used
Therefore, theoretically to burn one kg of fuel 7 m3 airs is needed, therefore, the air used for 10
k w stove is assume;
From Mirt Stove Design,
If 5 kw stove consume 1 kg wood [15] therefore, this stove uses 1500 seconds to burn 1 kg of
wood which is 0.42 hours.
I. To calculate the area of air entrance
Figure 3.2 Air Entrance Hole
A1
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7 m3
/ (1 m/s*35000 sec) is 0.00220 m2 this is for 5 kw stove and it is two time for 10KW stove
.Therefore, a*b=44 cm2.
Since rectangular a=7 cm, b=6 cm is an approximate of area of air in
late.
To solve the problem of initial delay of firing it is possible to introduce grate system at this point,
so;
II) Sizing of Wood Insertion
Figure. 3.3 Wood Insertion Hole
Assumption;
Area of of wood in late should be 70% of Air in late area,
So let us say A2 for wood insertion Area,
A=0.7A1 a*c = 0.7*42=29.4cm2
Height c =29.4/7=4.2 cm
So, 29.4 cm 2=7 cm x 4 cm. for wood insertion above grate and install great at height
of 6 cm above rear of stove body edge.
III) Design of flue gas out late area (A3)
Figure 3.4 Flue Gas Exhaust Hole
The area of out let for removal of flue gas should be 30 %- 40 % of air in late area. So take an
average of 35%, it becomes (e*d) =56.7cm so choose, d=56cm and e= 7 cm is the minimum.
Using safety factor, use d=7 cm and e= 20 cm.
A2
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IV) Sizing of Rear Out Let Flue Gas Pipe
Diameter of flue gas pipe is equal to 2* the square root of 56 / π which is equal to 2 x the square
root of 28/π.
It is better to erect it 6 cm above the Stove.
Mitad diameter is equal to 2* the square root of 28/π,
So Stove thickness 1 cm, Mitad thickness 2.5 cm.
Diagrammatically,
Figure 3.5 Drawings of first Stove Scale 1:2
The second stove is designed in such a way that it connected by an exhaust channel to the main
stove in order to gate the flue gas from the first chamber and go through it
in order to use the heat going to disputed.
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Figure 3.6 Drawing of Second Small Stove Scale 1:2
Figure 3.5 Assembled Stove Systems during Injera Baking
2ND
STOVE
1ST
STOVE
COOLING
WATER
FUEL
INLET
COMBUSTION
CHAMBERTIO
N CHAMER
AIR INLET
COVER
BAKED
INJERA
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Figure 3.7. The Photo of Newly Designed Mirt Stove
3.12. RECOVERING THE HEAT LOSS OF THE FLUE GAS
Even if correct figure is not sort out for Mirt stove some portion of heat loss to environment. For
more efficient stove more than 26% [44] has lost through flue gas. In case of Mirt stove it is
more. So to recover this heat the stove should be designed in such a way that the flue gas going
to out should be used for boiling of water which to be changed in to dry steam and use this
steam by heat change, condensation and recalculate mechanism to bake Injera or bread on the
second stove . So the second stove is designed on one hand the flue gas going through it and
again the steam circulate through it for more heat transfer and maintain temperature of baking
Injera. To change the water to dry steam, in addition of the heat recovered from the flue gas
portion of heat we use small amount of heat from combustion chamber. we use one litter water
capacity for circulation and changed to dry steam, heat transfer, cool down ,return back in the
form of liquid to recalculate. After it changed to dry steam it will transported to the second stove
where, it circulates through newly designed Injera Mitad and it gives heat for baking Injera.
To make more heat transfer process metal fibers will be also used as required. In addition to add
Chimney
2nd
Mitad
Stand
1st Stove
wall Steam fluid
return tube
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more thermal efficiency of overall stove, heat of steam from 1st stove will be injected on second
stove as it complete its baking process of the first Injera as it required. It is the 3rd
heat recovery
option we have which is to be wasted. It can be quantified as it indicated below which mass of 60
gram of vapor has. The steam from the second stove will be recycled after it partially condensed.
It should fully condensed in outer in air as well can be used for by boiling tea, coffee as well
making wot during baking before returning back to boiling apparatus by gravity .
Mathematically the heat added to the water is calculated as follows:-The heat transfer to boil
litter of water from flue gas and additional from combustion chamber is
Q w=C w x M WB x (TB-Ti) +M evap x H evap ………………………………………….…………………….………………..3.7
Where:-
C w = (4.18 kJ/kg*K) is the specific heat capacity of water,
M WB= is the amount of water after boiling,
TB =is the temperature of the boiling water,
Ti = is the temperature of the water at the beginning (starting),
Mevap= is the amount of evaporated water and
Hevap= (2260 kJ/kg) is the evaporation enthalpy of the water.
To calculate amount of heat content in one litter of water.
Q w = 4.18*1 kg*(100-25) oc +2260 kJ/kg*1kg
= 2573.5 kJ is available
If heat conversion efficiency of circulating copper tube is
Su= 60% then 2573.5*.6= 1544.1 kJ is available
Therefore 1544.1 kJ/361.6 kJ=4.27 or 4 Injera can be baked by the circulating steam at one
cycle i.e. if the wall liquid changed to wet steam. This steam is transported by coil of copper
where heat transfer would take place from the copper tube to the second Mitad for baking Injera.
The heat for evaporation of a litter of water is by the flue gas heat recovery and small portion by
the fire of combustion chamber.
It is possible to recover heat from the steam baked Injera which is calculated as follows;
0.060 kg * 2260 kJ/kg=135 kJ where 0.060kg [47] is the mass of evaporated steam from one
baked Injera during baking and 2260 kJ/kg is the Energy content of Kg of water.
So, if this steam is designed to be injected directly on Injera to be baked on the second stove it is
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additional heat recovery system since this thesis is intended to use all possible waste heat
recovery.
3.13. DESIGN OF SECOND STOVE SIZING AND ARRANGEMENTS OF STEAM
CIRCULATING TUBES
As standard form Mirt stove the clay Mitad has 2.5 cm thickness .The heat conductivity of clay
is poor which 0.25 W/m K. So we can add heat transfer efficiency by decreasing the thickness of
heat transfer in such a way that we can make grove at half of the thickness and insert steam
circulated copper tube. At this point the flue gas gets a chance to hit this thickness and transfer
additional heat to the Mitad. So, for this thesis the second Mitad is designed in such a way that it
will get heat from three sources
i) From direct contact of flue gas flows through it.
ii) Through the heat from coiled copper tube carrying steam.
iii) Through direct injection of vapor from cooked Injera of 1st stove as the need arise.
Figure 3.8 Picture of Circulating Copper Coil
We use in the 1st stove the conventional Mitad without any modification. For design of the steam
circulation system to the second stove, one litter fluid is boiled in combustion chamber by partial
heat from fire and flue gas. After it changed to steam it is transported by pressure difference
created in tubes and heat transfer mechanism. After it loses its heat to the baked Injera in the
second method, it will cool down by means of external coolant may be Wot, Tea and Coffee
used as coolant. After changed to liquid form it backs to the boiling utensil by gravity. For the
purpose of heat transfer enhancement the copper tube is placed in the grooved of the second
Circulating
Steam in
groove of
Mitad
Outer condenser
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Mitad which is grooved at half thickness of the Mitad. Heat transferred by the law of
Temperature difference between the Copper tube and the surface of Mitad. Heat transfer is by
conduction is depend on the shape factors (S).The configurations is;
Q/t= - k S (T1 _ T2) ……………………….…….….………………………..……..……………3.7
Where:
k is thermal conductivity coefficient
S Shape factor
T1 Temperature of the cylindrical tube
T2 Temperature of surface
T time
To determine the steady rate of heat transfer through a medium of thermal conductivity k
between the surfaces at temperatures T1 and T2.
For A row of equally spaced parallel isothermal cylinders buried in a semi-infinite medium (L
>>D, z and w >1.5D), [38]
S= 2 * π * L
ln (2W sinh 2πz) Per Cylinder…………….…………….…………………….……………3.8
ΠD W
Where
s Shape Factor
L length of cylindrical tube
W distance of one cylinder from other
T1 Temperature at mid distance of Mitad
T2 Surface temperature of Mitad
Z Distance from Surface
Figure 3.9 Shape Factors [38]
To determine heat transfer of each segment at width w= 2 cm already average length is known,
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diameter is known thickness is known so,
S=2x π x1.16/ ln (2*0.02/ π*0.01 sin h 2*π*sin h 2* π*0.0125/0.02),S=5.58
Each segment can transfer
Q/t= - k S (T1 _ T2) =0.25*5.6*(20-10)
Q/t=110 watt
No of coils =23
So 23*110w= 2534.6 watt =2.5346 Kw to bake Injera 2 kW is enough so by this system we can
bake Injera.
Figure 3.10 View of Newly Mitad after Assembly of Coil.
3.14. USING METAL CHIPS IN THE GAP OF SECOND STOVE
It is possible to increase the heat conductivity of the second stove by adding metal chips or red
soil which contains high iron content in the second stove free space. It enhances the heat
conduction of the second stove because increase surface area of heat conduction. For less k value
and availability in local market a fiber glass material is selected for insulation.
3.15. STOVE MANUFACTURING
Auto CAD 2007 software is used to develop the working drawing of the dual stove.
The overall system is assembled in such a way that the fuel is inserted at gate one to be on grate
system. The air is get in to the system through the hole under the get and up lifted by the pressure
difference at the chimney and with flue gas. The system is assembled in such a way that the fire
Mitad to be grooved by this shape
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burned in the combustion chamber and the flue gas pass through the second assembled Mitad
and hits both the steam circulation copper tube and the second mitad. Then it passes to the
surrounding through the chimney found at the rare end of the second Mitad. The second Mitad is
working by the heat it gets from the flue gas and circulated copper tube carrying steam.
For the manufacturing of the stove trained crafts man and simple shop is sufficient enough for
mass production.
Figure 3.11 AutoCAD Three Dimensional View of Improved Mirt Stove
1. Fuel inlet
2. Stand
3. Stove wall
4. Steam carrying tube
5. Stoves
6. Condensation utensil and Cooking Pan
7. Chimney
8. Saturation steam returning tube
1
7 4
2
3
6
5
5
8
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Figure 3.12 on construction with steam and flue gas system for second stove
3.16. PERFORMANCE AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY TESTING OF IMPROVED
STOVES
The controlled cooking test is (CCT) is a stove testing protocol that is designed to assess the
performance of the improved stove i.e newly designed stove relative to the common ( Mirt Injera
Baking Stove ) or traditional stoves (open fire) that the improved model is meant to replace.
Stoves are compared as they perform a standard cooking task that is closer to the actual cooking
that local people do every day. However, the tests are designed in a way that minimizes the
influence of other factors and allows for the test conditions to be reproduced [51].
In this study we use CCT performance measuring protocol rather than Water boiling test
(WBT) which is more appropriate to measure the thermal efficiency of small cooking stoves,
because it is easy to use for Injera baking stove, rather than WBT which requires boiling of water
in big apparatus which is not appropriate in this stove performance test. In addition it is difficult
to get diameter of 56-58 water boiling apparatus capacity which should be filled with ¾ water
[52]. So, to calculate thermal efficiency of stove, we should use indirectly method from the CCT
test. CCT is a laboratory or a field test that evaluates the performance of the cooking stoves using
a standardized local cooking task(s) control kitchen.
Similarly, in this work it was designed to use CCT for testing the performance of improved
Injera baking stove by comparing it to open fire stove as well comparing Mirt Injera baking stove
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with open fire stove and lastly comparing Mirt Injera baking stove to newly developed stove.
Both Mirt and new improved Injera baking stove base is open stove as base in controlled kitchen
i.e in laboratory of Energy center in Ministry of Water Irrigation and Electric found at Gurd
Shola. The test was conducted done by trained and experienced staff of the ministry with the
researcher.
We used Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Red River Gum, Red Gum) which has average size of
40x2x5 shapes and 8% moisture content, because of its accessibility.For this work a household
with an average family size of 4.8 (CSA, 2007) take 5 for this study is estimated to bake 30
Injera per day, two days a week [15]. Therefore, during the test each stove is arranged to cook 30
Injera.
3.17. EQUIPMENT
Radiation to the following equipment a sufficient quantity of food will be needed to conduct all
of the tests. This is discussed in more detail below.
Fuel: A homogeneous mix of air-dried fuel wood should be procured. Sufficient wood for all of
the CCTs should be obtained ahead of time. For each stove three tests are to be conducted.
Figure 3.13 Fuel
Dough and water: Testers should be sure they have sufficient dough of teff and water for the
entire range of tests. Like fuel, the food should be homogenous so that variability in food does
not bias the results of the test.
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Figure 3.14 Dough for Cooking
Cooking Clay Mitad or pot (s): it is recommended to use the standard pots supplied with the
testing kits. If the standard pots do not fit one or more of the stoves being tested, use the most
appropriate similar Clay Mitad and be sure to record the specifications in the Data and
Calculation form. If possible, the same type (size, shape, and material) of clay Mitad should be
used to test each stove. We should use Cover (Akumbalo) since local cookers use it.
Scale: weighing scale should be available.
Figure 3.15 weighting scale
Heat resistant pad: to protect scale when weighing hot charcoal.
Wood moisture meter
Timer stop watch was used to record starting and ending time of cooking and initial start up
heating time of Mitad
Thermometer: this is only for recording ambient temperature and surface temperature of the
stove. It is infrared types.
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Small shovel: spatula to remove charcoal from stove for weighing.
Dust pan: for transferring charcoal
Metal tray: to hold charcoal for weighing.
Heat resistant: gloves protect hands from burning during duty
3.18. DATA ANALYSIS
In CCT there are a number of variables that are directly measured. These include environmental
variables and physical test parameters. The environmental variables may vary slightly from one
test to another, but should nearly constant. The physical test parameters should be constant for all
tests.
Environmental variables:
Wind conditions
Air temperature
Physical test parameters:
Avg. dimensions of wood (centimeters)
Wood moisture content (% - wet basis) m
Empty weight of Pot # 1 (grams) P1
Empty weight of Pot # 2 (grams) P2
Empty weight of Pot # 3 (grams) P3
Weight of container for char (grams) k
Local boiling point of water (°C) Tb
3.19. MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
Upon finishing the test, a number of measurements are taken. These include:
Initial weight of fuel wood (wet basis) (grams) …………….…………….…..……………..……fi
Final weight of fuel wood (wet basis) (grams)………………………….….…...........................ff
Weight of charcoal with container (grams) ……………………………………..…..….………...cc
The weight of each pot with cooked food (grams)…………………………….....………….….Pjf
Where;- (j is an index for the cooking pot ranging from 1–4 depending on the number of
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Pots used for cooking)
Start and finish times of cooking (minutes)……………………………………………..… ti and tf
These measurements are then used to calculate the following indicators of stove performance:
i) Total weight of food cooked (Wf) – this is the final weight of all food cooked; it is simply
calculated by subtracting the weight of the empty pots from the pots and food after the
cooking task is complete:
4
Wf=∑ (pj r – p j) ………………………………………………………….…...………………… 3.9
j=1
Where j is an index for each pot (up to four).
ii) Specific fuel consumption (SC): is used a principal indicator of stove performance for the
CCT. It measures the amount of wood used per kg of food. It is calculated as a impels ratio of
fuel to food:
SC= f d / W x * 1000……………………..………………………………….……..…………… 3.10
The number 1000 is a conversion factor for grams of fuel per kg of food cooked.
The variables f d and W f are calculated as follows:
fd = (f i-f f) x (1-(1.12 x m))-1.5xDCc…….…………………………………..…...…………..3.11
iii) Total cooking time (Dt): – This is also an important indicator of stove performance in the
CCT. Depending on local conditions and individual preferences, stove users may value this
indicator more or less than the fuel consumption indicator. This is calculated as a simple clock
difference:
t=tf - ti……………………………………………………………..…………..………………3.12
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CHAPTER FOUR
4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1. EQUIVALENT DRY WOOD CONSUMED
A comparison of the three stoves namely open fire Stove, Mirt Stove and Improved Mirt Stove
(new) have been made with their respective average equivalent dry wood consumed during the
test. The results obtained are presented as shown in figure 4.1 below. The equivalent dry wood
consumed in gram by open fire stove is 7,890 gram, Mirt Stove (old) averagely is 3,988 g. and
Newly Improved Mirt Stove is 3,832g on average. From this result the newly developed Improved Mirt
stove as a system saves 157 gram of equivalent dry wood when compared to previous developed Mirt
Injera baking stove.
4.2. SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION
A comparison of the three Stoves namely Open fire Stove, Mirt Stove (old) , Improved Mirt
Stove (new) have been made with their respective Specific Fuel Consumption during the test.
The results obtained as in figure 4.2-4.5 shows that the average specific fuel consumption in
gram of fuel wood per kg of food cooked for Mirt Stove is less by 367 than open fire stove with
standard deviation deference of 48. So, the specific fuel consumption of Mirt stove is decreased by 367
g/kg whereas the average specific fuel consumption of newly improved Mirt Stove and open fire
stove has decreased by average of 570 g/kg and standard deviation deference by 68. Therefore, the
difference between Mirt stove (old) and Newly Improved Mirt Stove is has decreased on average by 203
g/kg of Specific fuel consumption.
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Figure 4.2 Specific fuel consumption of improved Mirt stove and open fire
Figure 4.3 Specific fuel consumption of Mirt stove and Improved Mirt Stove
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Figure 4.4 Specific Fuel Consumption of Mirt Stove and Open fire
Figure 4.5 over all Specific fuel consumption of the three tests
4.3. COOKING TIME
This is also an important indicator of stove performance in the CCT. Depending on local
conditions and individual preferences, stove users value this indicator more or equal to fuel
consumption indicator. By this study ,the environmental condition where the test was done is
controlled kitchen condition which is represented by Laboratory of the ministry .As the result of
the test indicated in figure 4.6 and tables 4.1-4.2 ,the average time taken to cook 32kg dough of
Teff is 123 minutes for open fire ,102 for Mirt stove and 98 minutes for improved Mirt Stove.
2 3
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This indicates that Mirt Injera baking stove has an improvement of 17% over open Fire stove
whereas the newly improved Mirt stove has percentage of 28 %.This shows that the newly
developed Mirt stove has improvement of 11%.These results has been found out that with the
many draw backs. We can conclude that this study has a cooking time significant at 95%
confidence interval between stoves is as shown in the CCT Table 4.1, and 4.2.
Figure 4.6 Cooking time taken for Open fire, Mirt and Improved Mirt Stove
4.4. INITIAL START UP
Using the timer it was recorded that the first stove is ready to bake Injera in 10 minutes after fire
ignited under the combustion chamber. As discussed in previous sections Mirt stove has
drawback of longer Initial startup time and this newly improved stove has less initial startup
time. As this test indicates, Mirt stove requires 23 minute to initially starting up while improved
mirt stove needs 10 minutes for initial startup, it means reduce the initial startup time by 57%
and it is good result. This result is due to the addition of great structure (which designed in such a
way that the fuel and air entrances) are separated. The second stove ready for baking after total
of 25 minutes from initial ignition of fire under combustion chamber of the first stove because
change of liquid to steam and flue gas needs time.
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4.5. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WITH 2ND
STOVE
The second stove has room temperature of 23 oC at initial time. It is increased in progress to 25
minute to temperature of 180 and above after 25 minutes because till the correct flue gas and
steam produced. After 25 minutes we can start baking Injera. This data is still with the
drawbacks of leakage of steam.
Figure 4.7 Temperature Range of the second clay pot till initial star up
4.6. THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF IMPROVED MIRT STOVE
Water boiling test is very appropriate to determine the thermal efficiency of any stove especially
for small stoves using standard pots. But in this case it is not much important to determine the
overall thermal efficiency of Injera baking stove because we use clay Mitad instead of steel pots
with less heat transfer coefficients. So to determine the thermal efficiency of this study we
should use indirect method from CCT result. Accordingly, we can use findings depending on the
specific fuel consumption and previously researches data done on Mirt Stove. The Mirt Stove
has thermal efficiency 18-23% [15] for which 371g /kg from table 4.1 and 4.2 of cooked food
whereas for Improved Mirt stove has 273g /Kg. So it increased the thermal efficiency by 6.08%.
It is clearly seen that about 27% fuel is saved per kg of food cooked
.
Temperature
Temperature
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4.7. TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION ON SECOND MITAD
As it is discussed before the second Mitad is getting heat from Flue gas passing under it. It also
get heat from the heat transfer of the steam inserted in its groove at 1.25cm or mid thickness of
the Mitad. The metal tube selected is copper tube of 8mm OD because it has high melting point
and can be bended easily in the shape we required..
Figure 4.8 Temperature distribution of the second Mitad
From the above figure 4.8 the temperature gradients at each point is presented as the following chart.
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Figure 4.9Temperature distribution alone the flue gas way of second Mitad
The difference in temperature is due to not uniform grooving of Mitad and irregular distribution of steam
copper tube .But this result is change from time to time.
Figure 4.10 Temperature gradients in opposite side of the flue gas way
As figure above the Temperature is fluctuated between 178 oc and 181
o c. This is due to not
appropriate fixation of copper tube to the grooved Mitad and leakage of steam because of arc
weld.
Temperatur
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Chord
Diameter
1:2 Ratio
Temperature
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Results of CCT comparing two stoves
Summary of comments on
stove 1
Stove type/model:
Stove 1 open fire
Stove type/model:
Stove 2 Mirt Injera Baking Stove
Location Addis Ababa
Wood species Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Red River Gum, Red Gum)
1. CCT results:
Stove 1 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of
food cooked g ###### ###### ###### ###### 361
Weight of char
remaining g 473 507 830 603 197
Equivalent dry
wood consumed g 8,259 8,208 7,204 7,890 595
Specific fuel
consumption g/kg 802 746 667 738 68
Total cooking
time min 125 121 123 123 2
2. CCT results:
Stove 2 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of
food cooked g ###### ###### ###### ###### 183
Weight of char
remaining g 490 225 330 348 133
Equivalent dry
wood consumed g 3,797 4,062 3,847 3,902 140
Specific fuel
consumption g/kg 355 393 366 371 20
Total cooking
time min 104 100 102 102 2
Comparison of Stove 1 and
Stove 2 % difference T-test Sig @ 95% ?
Specific fuel g/kg 50% 9.00 YES
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Table 4.1 Result of CCT Test Comparing Mirt stove to open fire stove
Table 4.2 Result of CCT Test Comparing Modified Mirt Stove to Open fire Stove
Results of CCT comparing two stoves
Summary of
comments on stove
Stove type/model: Stove 1 open fire
Stove type/model: Stove 2 Improved New Mirt Stove
Location Addis Ababa
Wood species Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Red River Gum, Red Gum)
1. CCT results: Stove 1 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean
St
Dev
Total weight of food cooked g 8,600 9,300 9,105 9,002
361
Weight of char remaining g 473 507 830 603
197
Equivalent dry wood
consumed g 7,939 7,888 6,903 7,577
584
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 923 848 758 843
83
Total cooking time min 125 121 123 123
2
2. CCT results: Stove 2 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean
St
Dev
1. Between improved
Stove and open fire
stove the second
Total weight of food cooked g ###### ###### ###### ######
256
steamed stove will start functioning after the
main stove
Weight of char remaining g 490 225 330 348
133
Baked 3 Injera. This may be due to till
evaporation will takes
place
Equivalent dry wood
consumed g 3,636 3,905 3,693 3,745
142
2.the second stove
which is operated by
steam
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 260 290 270 273
15
can use other working fluid media to enhance
its efficiency
Total cooking time min 92 90 85 89
4
3.It has leakage which should be kept
maintained because
it should be weld by
oxygen method not arc.
Comparison of Stove 1 and Stove 2 % difference T-test Sig @ 95% ?
4.the combustion
chamber looks long in
height and should
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 68% 11.74 YES
be re-adjusted
Total cooking time min 28% 14.40 YES
5. on body due to the
out let welded on outer
body high tem.
consumption
Total cooking time min 17% 13.10 YES
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CHAPTER 5
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Mirt stove is the most widely fuel efficient stove disseminated in Ethiopia because of the ability
of fuel saving when compared to the open fire stove. But as it discussed before due to different
reasons it has thermal efficiency of 18% - 21% i.e. the heat utilized by the clay Mitad for baking
Injera.More than 79 % of heat produced in combustion chamber is wasted due to heat retained by
the mass of concert, heat wasted through the flue gas and heat wasted by three mode of heat
transfer to the surrounding. So the main focus of this study is to re-use this wasted heat by using
different mechanism from widely accepted and efficient stove in Ethiopia. We focused here
because Injera baking is the main Energy consuming at house level in Ethiopia for now and
future.
Therefore this study addresses how to recover the heat to be disputed from Mirt Injera baking
stove and re-use it for baking Injera and other food like bread. For study of this research we used
data from different previous researchers and existing community norms for design of newly dual
stove. We used as in put the existing diameter of the stove and Mitad diameter which is
commonly from 56-60 cm in diameter. To select the material for body construction the drawback
of existing Mirt stove is analyzed and use all possible options for re-use of wasted heat and
finally we designed two stoves working at the same time which works dually with one source of
fuel from the first stove and transport the heat disputed from the combustion chamber by means
of working fluid (water, oil etc) and re-use flue gas as second option for heating the second clay
pot directly. Finally dual stoves are manufactured, tested and analyzed using the collected data
with CCT software to check their performance. The result demonstrated that the improved Mirt
stove has better efficiency as compared to Mirt stove. The CCT test result shows the improved
Mirt stove saves up to 18 percent fuel wood, 13 percent cooking time and increase Thermal
Efficiency of Mirt stove by 6.08 percent. The newly designed Improved Mirt stove has 95%
significance level over Mirt stove. This outcome is met without function of full capacity of the
newly designed Mirt stove because of leakage of steam which contributes to the small
performance of the second stove. The great thing is possibility of baking Injera at the same time
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using one combustion chamber and the core of this finding. If all things are available means
work shop, oxygen welding machine , all necessary material , enough budget and enough time
the result even may be two folds in any parameter. Even by so far the test result the study is
useful for changing the life of our community, impact it has on climate means of income
generation for youth and women starting from manufacturing of the body, dissemination and end
user.
The following recommendation can be made from the study:
1. The study is promising and if sophisticated work shop and enough budgets is there it is
possible to get more result.
2. The study has major strengths like focusing on global concern (addressing the impact of climate
change), focuses in women and children and opens opportunity for women, youth empowerment
and child wellbeing through income generation
3. Water boiling test was the best to know its thermal efficiency. But because of constraint time
and some modification on calibration of water container to fit with the wide stove, further
test can be done.
4. Further study can be done on the Environmental impact like particulate emission
5. The effect of chimney on dual stove performance can further investigated
6. To increase its efficiency many further options can be used (using different fluids for
circulation, addition of fuel like charcoal in the second stove) etc can enhance the stove
performance.
7. Usage of the clay mixture with sawdust and ash for construction of stove body is very
promising
8. Clay Mitad still contributes high impact on the performance of overall efficiency of the
stove. So further research needed to enhance its efficiency.
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7. ANNEX
The combustion Chamber of first stove
Drawings of first Stove Scale 1:2
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Qualitative data
Name(s) of Tester(s) Type of stove: Stove 1
Type of stove: Stove 2
Test Number Location
Date Wood species 42
Quantitative testing conditions data units variable data units variable
Avg dimensions of wood (length x width x height) 40x2x5 cm -- 1,700 g P1
Wood moisture content (% - wet basis) 8% % m 1,700 g P2
92 ºC Tb g P3
(default value is 100 ºC - correct if local value differs) g P4
1,570 g k
SHELL FOUNDATION HEH PROJECT CONTROLLED COOKING TEST
Empty weight of Pot # 4
Empty weight of Pot # 2
Local boiling point of water
Empty weight of Pot # 1
DATA AND CALCULATION FORM
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs
Modfied New Mirt Stove
Empty weight of Pot # 3
Jagama and Negussie
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May 18 ,2018
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Addis Ababa
Weight of container for char
Other comments on test conditions
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CCT-3 for the Wind conditions 1
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 23 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 11450 fi 2500 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2400 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 12505 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 123 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 9105 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 758
Weight of char remaining g 830 Total cooking time min 123 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 6903
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
cc = k – cc
open fire
weight of butter plus container =16,640gm
Weight of butter container =640gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Formula
4
1j
ff PjPjW
cifd Δc1.5m1.121fff
1000f
d
W
fSC
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CCT-2 for the Wind conditions 2
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 24 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 5885 fi 1225 ff weight of butter plus container =33,280gm
Weight of charcoal+container g 1795 cc Weight of butter container =1280gm
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 16856 P1f weight of Injera container =1700gm
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 92 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 13456 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 290
Weight of char remaining g 225 Total cooking time min 92 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3905
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
Modfied Mirt Stove
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
cc = k – cc
Formula
4
1j
ff PjPjW
cifd Δc1.5m1.121fff
1000f
d
W
fSC
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Results of CCT comparing two stoves
Summary of comments on stove 1
Stove type/model: Stove 1
Stove type/model: Stove 2
Location
Wood species
1. CCT results: Stove 1 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of food cooked g 8,600 9,300 9,105 9,002 361
Weight of char remaining g 473 507 830 603 197
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 7,939 7,888 6,903 7,577 584
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 923 848 758 843 83
Total cooking time min 125 121 123 123 2
Summary of comments on stove 2
2. CCT results: Stove 2 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of food cooked g ##### ##### ##### ##### 256
Weight of char remaining g 490 225 330 348 133
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3,636 3,905 3,693 3,745 142
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 260 290 270 273 15
Total cooking time min 98 92 89 93 5
Comparison of Stove 1 and Stove 2 % difference T-test Sig @ 95% ?
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 11.74
Total cooking time min 10.44
can use other working fluid media to enhance its efficiency
5. on body due to the out let welded on outer body high tem.
3.It has leakage which should be kept maintened becouse
it should be weld by oxgen methode not arc.
4.the combustion chamber looks long in height and should
be re-adjusted
baked 3 Injera.this may be due to till evaporation will takes place
2.the seconed stove which is operated by steam
steamed stove will start functioning after the main stove
1. Between Modfied Stove and open fire stove the seconed
68%
24%
YES
YES
open fire
Modfied New Mirt Stove
Addis Ababa
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Red River Gum, Red Gum)
Qualitative data
Name(s) of Tester(s) Type of stove: Stove 1
Type of stove: Stove 2
Test Number Location
Date Wood species 42
Quantitative testing conditions data units variable data units variable
Avg dimensions of wood (length x width x height) 40x2x5 cm -- 1,700 g P1
Wood moisture content (% - wet basis) 8% % m 1,700 g P2
92 ºC Tb g P3
(default value is 100 ºC - correct if local value differs) g P4
1,570 g k
SHELL FOUNDATION HEH PROJECT CONTROLLED COOKING TEST
Empty weight of Pot # 4
Empty weight of Pot # 2
Local boiling point of water
Empty weight of Pot # 1
DATA AND CALCULATION FORM
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs
Modfied New Mirt Stove
Empty weight of Pot # 3
Jagama and Negussie
1
May 18 ,2018
open fire
Addis Ababa
Weight of container for char
Other comments on test conditions
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The Standardized Cooking Task
Ingredient Name Amount (g) Step Directions
1 Teff Butter 32000gram 1
2
3 2
4
5 3
6
7 4
8
9 5
10
11 6
12
13 7
14
15 8
16
17 9
18
19 10
20
Use this space to describe the standardized cooking process that forms the basis of this test. Describe each step with enough detail so that an
experienced cook from the area where the test is performed could follow them easily. If more space is needed, extend the description below the
space provided.
CCT-1 for the Wind conditions 2
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 23.8 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 11000 fi 1500 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2043 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 12000 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min 0 ti 125 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 8600 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 923
Weight of char remaining g 473 Total cooking time min 125 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 7939
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Weight of butter container =640gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
open fire
Formula
cc = k – cc
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
weight of butter plus container =16,640gm
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
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CCT-2 for the Wind conditions 1
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 23.8 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 11000 fi 1500 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2077 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 12700 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 121 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 9300 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 848
Weight of char remaining g 507 Total cooking time min 121 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 7888
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
No smoke the stove constructed 1 meter above the ground
cc = k – cc
weight of butter plus container =16,640gm
Weight of butter container =640gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Formula
open fire
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
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CCT-1 for the Modfied Mirt Stove Wind conditions 1
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 34.3 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 7216 fi 2415 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2060 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 17367 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 98 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 13967 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 260
Weight of char remaining g 490 Total cooking time min 98 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3636
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
cc = k – cc
weight of butter plus container =33,280gm
Weight of butter container =1280gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
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2019
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CCT-3 for the Wind conditions 1
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 23 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 11450 fi 2500 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2400 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 12505 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 123 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 9105 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 758
Weight of char remaining g 830 Total cooking time min 123 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 6903
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
cc = k – cc
open fire
weight of butter plus container =16,640gm
Weight of butter container =640gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
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Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 24 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 5885 fi 1225 ff weight of butter plus container =33,280gm
Weight of charcoal+container g 1795 cc Weight of butter container =1280gm
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 16856 P1f weight of Injera container =1700gm
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 92 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 13456 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 290
Weight of char remaining g 225 Total cooking time min 92 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3905
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
cc = k – cc
Formula
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DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT OF MIRT-INJERA BAKING STOVE.
2019
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CCT-3 for the Modfied Mirt Stove Wind conditions 2
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 23.6 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 6500 fi 1900 ff weight of butter plus container =33,280gm
Weight of charcoal+container g 1900 cc Weight of butter container =1280gm
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 17080 P1f weight of Injera container =1700gm
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 89 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 13680 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 270
Weight of char remaining g 330 Total cooking time min 89 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3693
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
cc = k – cc
Formula
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Results of CCT comparing two stoves
Summary of comments on stove 1
Stove type/model: Stove 1
Stove type/model: Stove 2
Location
Wood species
1. CCT results: Stove 1 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of food cooked g 8,600 9,300 9,105 9,002 361
Weight of char remaining g 473 507 830 603 197
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 7,939 7,888 6,903 7,577 584
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 923 848 758 843 83
Total cooking time min 125 121 123 123 2
Summary of comments on stove 2
2. CCT results: Stove 2 units Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean St Dev
Total weight of food cooked g ##### ##### ##### ##### 256
Weight of char remaining g 490 225 330 348 133
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3,636 3,905 3,693 3,745 142
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 260 290 270 273 15
Total cooking time min 98 92 89 93 5
Comparison of Stove 1 and Stove 2 % difference T-test Sig @ 95% ?
Specific fuel consumption g/kg 11.74
Total cooking time min 10.44
can use other working fluid media to enhance its efficiency
5. on body due to the out let welded on outer body high tem.
3.It has leakage which should be kept maintened becouse
it should be weld by oxgen methode not arc.
4.the combustion chamber looks long in height and should
be re-adjusted
baked 3 Injera.this may be due to till evaporation will takes place
2.the seconed stove which is operated by steam
steamed stove will start functioning after the main stove
1. Between Modfied Stove and open fire stove the seconed
68%
24%
YES
YES
open fire
Modfied New Mirt Stove
Addis Ababa
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Red River Gum, Red Gum)
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CCT-1 for the Modfied Mirt Stove Wind conditions 1
Shaded cells require user input; unshaded cells automatically display outputs Air temperature 34.3 ºC
To be filled in after cooking task is complete (as defined by the directions on the "Description" worksheet)
MEASUREMENTS Units data label data label Comments about cooking process (smokiness, ease of use, etc)
Weight of wood used for cooking g 7216 fi 2415 ff
Weight of charcoal+container g 2060 cc
Weight of Pot # 1 with cooked food g 17367 P1f
Weight of Pot # 2 with cooked food g P2f
Weight of Pot # 3 with cooked food g P3f
Weight of Pot # 4 with cooked food g P4f
Time min ti 98 tf
CALCULATIONS CALCULATIONS Formula
Total weight of food cooked g 13967 Specific fuel consumption g/kg 260
Weight of char remaining g 490 Total cooking time min 98 t = tf - ti
Equivalent dry wood consumed g 3636
presence of insulation, chimney, workspace, etc):
cc = k – cc
weight of butter plus container =33,280gm
Weight of butter container =1280gm
weight of Injera container =1700gm
Initial
measurements
Final
measurements
Description of stove (indicate the construction material of the stove, the way that the pot(s) fits in the stove, and the
weight of charcoal container =1570gm
Formula
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