Cooking sequences: The realistic utilization of fuel/stove combinations in standardised experiments

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Abstract

The development of stove performance evaluation standards and protocols has received significant attention in the past decade. This was given the impetus by the advent of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove (GACC). Currently, there is a huge drive to developing an international stove-testing standard that addresses real-world uses of fuel/stove combinations. The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of a biomass pellet cookstove using uncontrolled cooking test (UCT) with cooking sequences derived from food dishes prepared in the low-income stratum of Johannesburg. Results show that cooking sequences, when incorporated in standardised stove testing protocols, offer the potential to correlate better the laboratory and field performances of fuel/stove combinations. This is because cookstoves are operated, during technical test experiments, the way they would in real world-uses by mimicking the preparation of specific food dishes. Results from this study have implications for the development of future stove testing protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780994675941
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2018
Event2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 3 Apr 20185 Apr 2018

Publication series

Name2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018

Conference

Conference2018 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2018
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period3/04/185/04/18

Keywords

  • Cooking sequence
  • culturally appropriate
  • emissions
  • solid fuels
  • stove testing standards
  • thermal efficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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