Quality and Performance Evaluation of Jatropha Oil Blended with Kerosene for Cooking Stoves in Ethiopia

Table 6

Performance of the Jatrok stove using J10 fuel.

Parameters	High power (cold-start test result)						High power (hot-start test result)
	Units	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Mean	Stdv.	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Mean	Stdv.
Time to boil	Min	31	30	35	32	2.6	26	29	28	27.7	1.52
Temp-corrected time to boil	Min	31	30	35	32	2.6	27	29	29	28.3	1.15
Burning rate	g/min	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2.2	0
Thermal efficiency	%	65%	69%	59%	65%	5%	69%	68%	63%	66%	3%
Specific fuel consumption	g/liter	31	28	32	30.3	2.1	29	29	31	29.7	1.15
Temp-corrected specific fuel consumption	g/liter	31	28	32	30.3	2.08	30	29	32	30.3	1.52
Temp-corrected specific energy cons.	kJ/liter	1,259	1,164	1,291	1238	66%	1,190	1,207	1,289	1228.7	53
Fire power	Watts	1,398	1,357	1,276	1344	62	1,538	1,452	1,571	1521	61