Design and development of energy efficient and environment friendly LPG and Kerosene cooking stoves with Porous Radiant Burners for household and large-scale cooking applications
Primary Information
Domain
Energy
Project No.
6727
Sanction and Project Initiation
Sanction No: 6727
Sanction Date: 01/08/2017
Project Initiation date: 01/08/2017
Project Duration: 36
Partner Ministry/Agency/Industry
Mr. Sudhakar M/s. Serval Automation Pvt Ltd., 51/1, Justice Ramaswamy st, Ven kata Rathinam Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600020
Role of partner:Mass fabrication of 5-7 kW and 7-10 kW LPG Commercial cook stove with PRB and marketing the same. Mass fabrication of 1-3 kW kerosene cook stove for domestic application and marketing the same. Mass fabrication of 1-3 kW kerosene blended waste cooking oil cook stove for domestic application and marketing the same.
Support from partner:Consumable and man power support for the mass production of PRB Stoves.
Principal Investigator
Prof. P. MuthukumarPrimary
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Host Institute
Co-PIs
Scope and Objectives
1. To develop the numerical scheme for finding the optimum geometrical configuration to ensure natural draft. 2. To design and develop self-aspirated LPG cooking stoves for domestic and industrial applications. 3. To design and develop self-aspirated kerosene cooking stove for domestic application and explore the possibility of further improvement in thermal efficiency by adding nano particles. 4. To test performances of the stoves in terms of thermal efficiency and emission characteristics at different thermal loads. 5. To test the life cycle assessment and safety aspects of the stoves. 6. To prepare technical report containing energy saving and carbon foot print.
Deliverables
1. Thermal model used to optimize the geometrical parameters of the PRB. 2. 50 numbers of environmental friendly and low cost 1-3 kW LPG cooking stoves with PRB with 10-20 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 3. 50 numbers of environmental friendly and low cost 5-10 kW LPG cooking stoves with PRB with 15-25 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 4. 50 numbers of environmental friendly and low cost 1-3 kW Kerosene cooking stoves with PRB with 8-15 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 5. Operational, maintenance and safety manuals of the developed products
Scientific Output
1. Designed and developed 10 working prototypes of self-aspirated LPG Cook-stove with PRB of 5-7 kW power and achieved 15-30 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 2. Designed and developed 10 working prototypes of self-aspirated LPG Cook-stove with PRB for domestic application (1-3 kW) and achieved 10-15 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 3. Detailed Control Cooking Test, Kitchen Performance Test, Techno-economic and Life Cycle Assessment on the above mentioned stoves have been carried out. 4. Designed and developed 2 working prototypes of environmental friendly and low cost 1-3 kW Kerosene cooking stoves with PRB and achieved 10 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 5. Designed and developed 2 working prototypes self-aspirated Pressurised kerosene cookstove with PRB operated with kerosene blend with nano-particles and achieved 10-15 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 6. Developed WCO and kerosene blend operated cook-stove with PRB and achieved 45.3% thermal efficiency (25% improvement). 7. Designed and developed working prototypes for biogas Cook-stove and achieved maximum up to 62% thermal efficiency. 8. Development of thermal model for predicting the performance of PRB is being carried out.
Results and outcome till date
1. Detailed performance assessment of self-aspirated LPG operated cookstoves for domestic and commercial application with 1.2 bar and 1.5 bar inlet pressure, respectively, have been performed. 2. Designed and developed working prototypes of self-aspirated LPG operated cook stoves with PRB for domestic application with 30 mbar inlet pressure (domestic regulator) and achieved 10-15 % improvement in thermal efficiency. Detailed life cycle analysis on the above mentioned stoves is being carried out. 3. Designed and developed 10 working prototypes of self-aspirated LPG operated cookstoves with PRB for commercial application (5-7 kW) with unreduced pressure regulator and achieved 10-30 % improvement in thermal efficiency. Detailed life cycle analysis on the above mentioned stoves is being carried out. 4. Design and development are being carried out for commercial cookstove with PRB with power input of 7-10 kW and 12-13 kW (Clustered Burner). 5. Designed and developed 2 working prototypes self- aspirated Pressurised kerosene cook stove with PRB for domestic applications and achieved 10 % improvement in thermal efficiency. 6. Designed and developed 2 working prototypes self-aspirated Pressurised kerosene cookstove with PRB operating with 50% blending of waste cooking oil (WCO) with kerosene could burn with maximum 45.3% thermal efficiency. Control Cooking Test and Techno-economic Assessment is also being carried out. 7. Designed and developed working prototypes for biogas cookstove and achieved maximum up to 62% thermal efficiency. Further, improvement for self-aspiration is also being carried out. 8. Development of detailed thermal model for analysis the combustion behavior in PRB is under progress. 9. Had many meeting with LERC (LPG Equipment Research Centre from Bangalore) and BIS (Bureau of Indian standard) for finalizing the specification of PRB for domestic and commercial cooking applications. 10. Made a presentation with all LPG manufactures on 20th July at BIS office Delhi for familiarizing the technology. 11. Selection of suitable ceramic materials (optimizing the composition of ceramic composition) for PRB application is jointly being carried out with LERC.
Societal benefit and impact anticipated
Penetration of these stoves into cooking applications can save about 2 kg of LPG per 14.2 kg domestic cylinder and 6 kg per commercial cylinder and thus both the consumer and the government can save huge amount of money. Considering the present domestic consumption of 30 lakhs cylinder per day, with the above mentioned LPG saving, the amount money saved for the government is approximately Rs. 8000 crore per year. Further, if the industrial consumption is also taken into account, the projected total LPG saving per annum will be very huge. Commercialization of these technologies will also open up huge employment in the rural areas.
Next steps
1. Based on the results from Control Cooking Test (CCT), Kitchen Performance Test (KPT). and Techno-economic Assessment (TEA), final improvement in the design of self-aspirated LPG operated PRB Cook-stove for domestic and commercial application will be done. 2. With final design, fabrication of 125 Nos (50 LPG stoves of domestic application, 50 LPG stoves of commercial application, and 25 kerosene stoves) cook stoves will be planned in coordination with Industry partner and LERC as per BIS standard. 3. Design and fabrication of 10 numbers of self-aspirated LPG operated PRB Cook-stove for commercial application in the power range of 7-10 kW will be done. 4. Design and fabrication of 10 prototypes of self-aspirated LPG operated PRB Cook-stove with cluster PRB along with performance assessment will be done. 5. Finalize the design of self-aspirated biogas operated PRB Cook-stove for domestic and commercial application and fabricate 5 prototypes of each for further testing. 6. Development of thermal model for optimization of PRB geometry and various dimensions of the PRB, porous matrix, etc. 7. Life cycle performance assessment of above developed PRB cook stoves.
Publications and reports
Details of Publication Kaushik LK, Muthukumar P, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic Assessment (TEA) of Medium Scale (5-10 kW) LPG Cooking Stove with Two-Layer Porous Radiant Burner. Applied Thermal Engineering 133, 2018, 316-326 Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P, Life cycle and techno-economic assessments of domestic and commercial LPG cook-stove with porous radiant burner, Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges, 01 to 03, January, 2018, IISc Bangalore. Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P, Assessment of energy saving potential in self-aspirated LPG stove with porous radiant burner, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27 to 30, 2017. Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P, Energy Saving and Techno-economic Assessment of Self Aspirated Domestic LPG Stove with Porous Radiant Burner, Presented at International Conference on Mechanical Materials and Renewable Energy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim,8 to 10th Dec 2017. L K Kaushik, P Muthukmar. Performance Assessment of a Porous Radiant Cook Stove Fueled with Blend of Waste Vegetable Oil and Kerosene. 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, 22 to 25 August 2018, Hong Kong, China. L K Kaushik, P Muthukmar. Experimental Analysis of a Porous Radiant Pressurized Cook Stove Using a Blend of Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) and Kerosene. International Conference on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, 24 to 26 October 2018, Phuket, Thailand.
Patents
Patents Muthukumar P, G.S. Sinha, L K Kaushik M Sharma, N Shanmuga Priya, S Kanagaraj Self-Aspirated Pressurized Kerosene Cooking Stove with a Porous Radiant Burner with Nanoparticles blended. Application No: 201831003156 (TEMP/E-1/3419/2018-KOL) dated on 27th Jan 2018.
Scholars and Project Staff
PhD students working under this project Lav kumar Kaushik PhD student work up to Dec 2019 Sunita Deb PhD student work up to Dec 2020 Pratibha Maurya PhD student work up to June 2021 Arun kumar PhD student work up to June 2022. Project staff Pratap Chandra das, Project Technician work up to June 2020.
Challenges faced
Difficulties in sourcing the Alumina matrix of required specifications and difficulties in analyzing the combustion behavior of porous radiant burners using thermal models
Other information
Two manuscripts have been communicated to reputed Journals.
Financial Information
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Total sanction: Rs. 8100000
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Amount received: Rs. 6043000
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Amount utilised for Equipment: Rs. 2326628
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Amount utilised for Manpower: Rs. 150548
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Amount utilised for Consumables: Rs. 435713
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Amount utilised for Contingency: Rs. 78391
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Amount utilised for Travel: Rs. 55542
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Amount utilised for Other Expenses: 0
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Amount utilised for Overheads: Rs. 737437
Equipment and facilities
Equipment's 1. Flue gas analyser 2. Electronic weighing balance 3. PO for Gas Chromatograph (GC), as per ASTM-D2163 is under process Facilities created 1. Created the test facility for measuring the thermal efficiency of domestic LPG cook stoves as per BIS 4246. 2. Created the test facility for measuring the thermal efficiency of commercial LPG cook stoves as per BIS 14612. 3. Created the test facility for measuring the thermal efficiency of domestic kerosene cook stoves and domestic waste cooking oil stove as per BIS 10109:2002 4. Created test facilities for measuring emissions from LPG, kerosene and biogas stoves as per BIS standards. 5. Facilities for performing Kitchen performance and Control cooking tests have been created.
