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Title: Performance comparison of charcoal cookstoves for Haiti: Laboratory testing with Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests

Abstract

Charcoal cooking accounts for a large portion of Haiti's energy usage and leads to severe economic, health, and environmental hardships. Organizations are hoping that fuel-efficient cookstoves can help solve the problem. In this study, four charcoal cookstoves intended for dissemination in Haiti were rigorously assessed and compared using Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests. Due to the poor thermal efficiency of the traditional stove, all improved stoves saved fuel on average over the traditional with the majority also reducing the total emissions released. However, the traditional stove could be difficult to replace because it had the fastest time-to-boil, an important consideration for end users. Here, through the testing, the number of trials conducted was found to be an important consideration for error analysis. Also, noticeable differences in stove performance were seen between the two protocols, supporting arguments by prior researchers of the necessity to use multiple test protocols for practically useful comparisons.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1826054
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1250578
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy for Sustainable Development
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 26; Journal ID: ISSN 0973-0826
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; Haiti; Cookstove; Charcoal; Water Boiling Test; Controlled Cooking Test

Citation Formats

Lask, Kathleen, Booker, Kayje, Han, Taewon, Granderson, Jessica, Yang, Nina, Ceballos, Cristina, and Gadgil, Ashok. Performance comparison of charcoal cookstoves for Haiti: Laboratory testing with Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.esd.2015.02.002.
Lask, Kathleen, Booker, Kayje, Han, Taewon, Granderson, Jessica, Yang, Nina, Ceballos, Cristina, & Gadgil, Ashok. Performance comparison of charcoal cookstoves for Haiti: Laboratory testing with Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2015.02.002
Lask, Kathleen, Booker, Kayje, Han, Taewon, Granderson, Jessica, Yang, Nina, Ceballos, Cristina, and Gadgil, Ashok. Tue . "Performance comparison of charcoal cookstoves for Haiti: Laboratory testing with Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2015.02.002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1826054.
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title = {Performance comparison of charcoal cookstoves for Haiti: Laboratory testing with Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests},
author = {Lask, Kathleen and Booker, Kayje and Han, Taewon and Granderson, Jessica and Yang, Nina and Ceballos, Cristina and Gadgil, Ashok},
abstractNote = {Charcoal cooking accounts for a large portion of Haiti's energy usage and leads to severe economic, health, and environmental hardships. Organizations are hoping that fuel-efficient cookstoves can help solve the problem. In this study, four charcoal cookstoves intended for dissemination in Haiti were rigorously assessed and compared using Water Boiling and Controlled Cooking Tests. Due to the poor thermal efficiency of the traditional stove, all improved stoves saved fuel on average over the traditional with the majority also reducing the total emissions released. However, the traditional stove could be difficult to replace because it had the fastest time-to-boil, an important consideration for end users. Here, through the testing, the number of trials conducted was found to be an important consideration for error analysis. Also, noticeable differences in stove performance were seen between the two protocols, supporting arguments by prior researchers of the necessity to use multiple test protocols for practically useful comparisons.},
doi = {10.1016/j.esd.2015.02.002},
journal = {Energy for Sustainable Development},
number = ,
volume = 26,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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