Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Ghodake Harshad Shankar, Khandetod YP, Mohod AG, Dhande KG, Sawant AA, Jagtap RG and Patharkar HS

Abstract:
The widespread use of traditional cook stoves burning unprocessed solid biomass fuels (SBFs) poses significant environmental and health risks due to incomplete combustion, leading to pollution and household air pollution (HAP)-related health issues. Developing countries, particularly rural areas in India, heavily rely on SBFs like fuel wood and crop residue for cooking. Barbeque is grilled slowly at temperatures ranging from about 79 to 149 °C and given smoke to add its flavour. A barbeque grill is a device that cooks food by applying heat from below. This study explores the potential of integrated cook stoves and barbeque unit to address these challenges by enhancing fuel efficiency, reducing health risks and prepare the various barbeque. It evaluates the performance of cookstove unit using various biomass feed stocks, such as mango and acacia sticks, assessing factors like flame temperature, thermal efficiency, and specific fuel consumption. The study also investigates the use of an integrated cookstove and barbeque unit, with sensory evaluations of barbeque products. The findings indicate the suitability of mango and acacia sticks as fuel for the developed cook stove, with favourable thermal efficiency. by using the mango sticks 26.24% and by using the acacia sticks it was found as 27.24% when tested for WBT. The average power output ratings of the cookstove unit for mango sticks and acacia sticks were 2.43 kW and 2.26 kW, respectively when tested for WBT. The integrated cookstove and barbeque unit show promise in terms of efficiency and barbeque product quality. Additionally, economic analysis suggests a favorable benefit-cost ratio for the unit's fabrication and operation.