Volume 20, Issue 53, January - June, 2023

Development and performance evaluation of a pressurized kerosene stove

Bello RS^♦, Saliu MO

Department of Agricultural & Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu, Nigeria

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Agricultural & Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu Nigeria

ABSTRACT

A pressurized kerosene stove was developed and evaluated for household use. The stove component consists of a kindler, a cut-off relief valve, a pressure pump and the burner assembly. The burner configuration is serpentine to cause initial delay in fluid flow before the nozzles. The test observation revealed a bright blue flame showing appreciable complete combustion with significantly low smoke emission. The performance efficiency of developed stove depends on fuel temperature at the nozzle, pump pressure and vapour to liquid mixing ratio. Comparing with liquefied stove, pressurized stove has enhanced performance than liquefied stoves.

Keywords: Pressurized kerosene stove, atomization, liquefied, nozzles

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2023, 20(53), e6ije1006

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v20i53/e6ije1006

Published: 05 March 2023