Stove and fuel
Stove description
Mass-produced ethanol stove tested using denatured alcohol. Results were updated when improved pot support rings resulted in cleaner emissions
Stove characteristics
Non-traditional
Fuel type
Ethanol/alcohol
Fuel moisture content
not available
Fuel net calorific value
not available
Test information
Test details
WBT-3.0, 5 Liters Boiled
Testing organization
Reporting type
Not available
Country
United States
Year performed
2010
Test environment
Lab
Altitude
not available
Number of replicate tests
3
Source information
Source data
not available
Test result IWA tiers of performance
Performance metrics
IWA emissions
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
IWA high power CO | 1.012 g/MJ-del | ||
IWA high power PM | 0.658 mg/MJ-del | ||
IWA low power CO | 0.013 g/min/L | ||
IWA low power PM | 0.013 mg/min/L |
IWA efficiency
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
IWA high power thermal efficiency | 66.1758712% |
IWA indoor emissions
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
IWA CO | 0.069 g/min | ||
IWA PM | 0.054 mg/min |
Efficiency, energy consumption and fuel use
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
Specific energy consumption | 6800.0 kJ/task | ||
Fuel consumed | 317.0 g/task | ||
Hot start thermal efficiency | 66.2% | ||
Cold start thermal efficiency | 66.2% |
Output
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
Cold start firepower | 1544.0 W | ||
Hot start firepower | 1544.0 W | ||
Simmer firepower | 1100.0 W | ||
Mean time to boil | 31.6 min |
Emissions
Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
---|---|---|---|
CO emissions factor (2) | 16.40661961 g/kg fuel | ||
CO emissions rate | 0.068866902 g/min |