%0 Journal Article
%T Portable Rice Hull Stove: An Innovation
%A Eduardo Zeta Ramis
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 8
%P 1-12
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101093
%X This research is an innovation of the portable rice
hull stove equipment to save time, investment, manpower and the environment. A
desired distance of 5 cm bottom height of the inside burner from ash retainer
is obtained as the critical point in achieving the best combustion process. The
unique characteristic of this innovative design is the perforated inside and
outside burners and the detachable inside burner for easy replacement and
durability of this stove. Specifically, this rice hull stove consists of eleven
major parts to wit: 1) inside burner & holder; 2) hopper; 3) flame
controller; 4) combustion chamber; 5) outer burner; 6) tensioner (optional); 7)
pot (base) rest; 8) retainer of rice hull fuel; 9) perforated holes (natural
air supply); 10) leverage (optional) for ash/ aeration and disposal in the
ash/char chamber); and 11) tripod stand. For easy removal of the ash and char
in the stove at the ash chamber, a flat floppy type ash remover was keenly
studied and observed through hand and or foot tapping of the leverage for every
2- to 5-minute combustion. The workability of the equipment was tested through
an actual cooking utilizing the different input cooking materials like clean
rice, fish, etc., and different weights of rice hull fuel. The rice hull stove
has the following thermal efficiencies: for clean rice, it is 9.76%; for drinking
water, it is 23.06%; for vegetable, it is 11.33%; for fried fish, it is 11.33%,
and for fried chicken, it is 15.40%.
%K Portable Stove
%K Portable Rice Hull Stove
%K Biomass Stove
%K Rice Husk Stove
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3129799