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Performance Evaluation of Improved Carbonized Cashew Nut Shell Based Cookstove

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This communication addresses the development of a family sized improved cookstove to fulfill the cooking energy requirement using cashew nut shell char as a fuel for the Indian coastal region. The aim of the research was to provide a solution to low-income families in Konkan region with improved stove for safer and more efficient combustion of alternative fuels in comparison with traditional stoves. The developed stove works on natural draft mode and the stove’s thermal efficiency and thermal power rating was recorded at about 28.83 % and 2.65 kW respectively. The developed stove helps in sustainable development by saving considerable amounts of fuel wood and less CO2 emission.

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Abbreviations

ASTM:

American Society for Testing of Materials

CNS:

Cashew nut shells

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

M.S.:

Mild steel

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Acknowledgments

The author (Sonam A. Mehetre) gratefully acknowledges Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli (Maharashtra) India, for carrying out research work and Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for awarding INSPIRE fellowship.

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  1. College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India

    S. A. Mehetre, N. L. Panwar & J. S. Ghatge

  2. Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, NAU, Dediapada, Narmada, Gujarat, India

    S. H. Sengar

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Mehetre, S.A., Sengar, S.H., Panwar, N.L. et al. Performance Evaluation of Improved Carbonized Cashew Nut Shell Based Cookstove. Waste Biomass Valor 7, 1221–1225 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9497-1

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