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Co-Firing Biomass With Biogas In Cookstoves With A Fan, Manil Poudyal
Co-Firing Biomass With Biogas In Cookstoves With A Fan, Manil Poudyal
Theses and Dissertations
Co-firing is a combustion process in which more than one type of fuel is used. In many cases, co-firing reduces fuel costs and/or reduces the environmental impact. The objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that adding biogas to be co-fired with biomass in a traditional cookstove reduces indoor air pollution and increases the combustion efficiency. The impact of co-firing on indoor air pollution is assessed by comparing the concentrations of carbon monoxide and particulate matter in the exhaust stream of a co-fired cookstove to a cookstove fueled with biomass alone. The concentrations of each of these pollutants …