Evaluating the Performance of Household Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cookstoves.

ABSTRACT: Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves are considered to be an important solution for mitigating household air pollution; however, their performance has rarely been evaluated. To fill the data and knowledge gaps in this important area, 89 laboratory tests were conducted to quantify efficiencies and pollutant emissions from five commercially available household LPG stoves under different burning conditions. The mean thermal efficiency (±standard deviation) for the tested LPG cookstoves was 51 ± 6%, meeting guidelines for the highest tier level (Tier 4) under the International Organization for Standardization, International Workshop Agreement 11. Emission factors of CO₂, CO, THC, CH₄, and NO_x on the basis of useful energy delivered (MJ_d) were 142

SUBMITTER: Shen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362386 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature