Performance Characteristics of a Cooking Stove Improved with Sawdust as an Insulation Material
Table 1
Relationship between saucepan/pot diameter and combustion chamber.
Pot diameter, D (cm)
Pot capacity (L)
J (cm)
(cm)
(cm)
Chamber area (cm2)
Chamber sizing
Up to 20
Up to 2.7
11
16.5
27.5
121
11 × 11
21–25
2.7–7.5
12
18.0
30.0
144
12 × 12
26–30
7.5–9.8
13
19.5
32.5
169
13 × 13
31–35
9.8–15.7
14
21.0
35.0
196
14 × 14
J = combustion chamber width, K = combustion chamber height from fire magazine, H = overall combustion chamber height, D = saucepan diameter. Source: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development [18, 29].