Research Article

Performance Characteristics of a Cooking Stove Improved with Sawdust as an Insulation Material

Table 2

Stove model boundary conditions.

Boundary nameBoundary typeBoundary conditions

Case wallSurfaceMild steel – 50 W m−1 K−1

ClayWall0.25 W m−1 K−1

Sawdust-clayWall0.06 W m−1 K−1

SawdustWall0.08 W m−1 K−1

Cold air inletCold airTemperature = 27°C
Air velocity = 0.05 m s−1

Hot air inletHot airTemperature = 500°C
Air velocity = 0.05 m s−1