1Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
2M. Tech Student, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
3Ex-B. Tech Students, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
4Project Fellow, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
5Associate Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
6Professor & Head, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
*Corresponding author's E mail: mkghosal1@rediffmail.com
Online published on 2 January, 2019.
A low cost solar photovoltaic powered forced draft cook stove was developed and evaluated in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power, OUAT, Bhubaneswar during 2016–17. Performance of the cook stove developed was compared with commercially available and traditional mud stove. The cost of the developed set up with solar module and battery 27.63%, 18.86%, 14.52% and 9.32% respectively using unprocessed biomass for boiling draft cook stove under controlled cooking test in boiling rice and potato was in the range of draft cook stove and ‘‘Harsha’’ stove compared to traditional stove was 49.71%, 40.8%, and 18.28%, respectively for boiling of 2 litres of water. Similarly, percentage saving in fuel stove compared to traditional stove was 53.7%, 40.74% and 20.37% respectively for boiling of 2 litres of water. Harmful emissions in case of developed stove was also less compared to the other stoves.
Forced draft biomass cook stove, Solar energy, Domestic cooking, Clean combustion, Indoor air pollution reduction
