Assessment of the energy performance of a portable wood stove

This study aimed at making and testing a portable wood stove, which presented an average efficiency of 12.3%. This percentage was higher than the 2.9 to 4.6%. range found in residential stoves in the city of Irati/PR. The fuel used in the experiment was wood from the Mimosa scabrella tree, with 13%...

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Main Authors: Gilmara Oliveira Machado, André Luis Christoforo, Marília da Silva Bertolini, Victor Almeida de Araújo, Juliano Fiorelli, Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2016-04-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://www.essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/5842