Test result
Controlled cooking test (CCT)
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Stove and fuel
Stove description
Plancha
Stove characteristics
Built in place, Chimney, Griddle/plancha, Non-traditional
Fuel type
Wood
Fuel description
Fire Wood
Fuel moisture content
not available
Fuel net calorific value
not available
Test information
Test details
CCT, Cook dough into tortillas (1350g)
Testing organization
The Micronutrient Initiative
Reporting type
Not available
Country
Guatemala
Year performed
2000
Test environment
Field
Altitude
2200 m
Number of replicate tests
21
Source information
Citation
Boy, Erick, Nigel Bruce, Kirk R. Smith, and Ruben Hernandez. 2000. Fuel Efficiency of an Improved Wood-burning Stove in Rural Guatemala: Implications for Health, Environment and Development. Energy for Sustainable Development 4 (2) (August).
Source data
not available
Test result IWA tiers of performance
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unrated
Emissions
unrated
Efficiency
unrated
Indoor emissions
unrated
Safety
Performance metrics
Efficiency, energy consumption and fuel use
Metric Value SD (σ) Cv
Fuel consumed 1240.0 g/task 20.0 0.02
Output
Metric Value SD (σ) Cv
Mean time to boil 25.8 min
CCT/UCT metrics
Metric Value SD (σ) Cv
Specific consumption (fuel) 919.0 g fuel/kg food 15.0 0.02
Specific consumption (energy) 17.0 MJ/kg food 0.3 0.02
Specific consumption savings from baseline -28.0%
Time to cook food 25.8 min 14.9 0.58