Stove and fuel
Stove description
Wood Gas. Essentially the same as a prototype stove with a small combustion chamber with limited forced primary air and faster forced secondary air. Small pieces of fuel are required. The stove is powered with grid electricity -- 12VDC at high power and 9VDC at low power.
Stove characteristics
Fan, Non-traditional
Fuel type
Wood
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 | 1.707 g/MJ-del | ||
| IWA high power PM | 6.726 mg/MJ-del | ||
| IWA low power CO | 0.018 g/min/L | ||
| IWA low power PM | 0.072 mg/min/L |
IWA efficiency
| Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWA high power thermal efficiency | 45.191623% | ||
| IWA low power specific consumption | 0.017 MJ/min/L |
IWA indoor emissions
| Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWA CO | 0.137 g/min | ||
| IWA PM | 0.541 mg/min |
Efficiency, energy consumption and fuel use
| Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific energy consumption | 9400.0 kJ/task | ||
| Fuel consumed | 460.0 g/task | ||
| Hot start thermal efficiency | 45.6% | ||
| Cold start thermal efficiency | 44.8% |
Output
| Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold start firepower | 2656.0 W | ||
| Hot start firepower | 2761.0 W | ||
| Simmer firepower | 1400.0 W | ||
| Mean time to boil | 23.7 min |
Emissions
| Metric | Value | SD (σ) | Cv |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO emissions factor (2) | 17.58684863 g/kg fuel | ||
| CO emissions rate | 0.137256365 g/min |