Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SF5-O018
MATERIAL SELECTION TO IMPROVE THE THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF
A CLEAN BIOMASS COOKSTOVE.
Jose Nunez Gonzalez 1 , Alberto Beltran Morales 2
1 Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Morelia, UNAM, Ciencia de Materiales
Sustentables, Mexico. 2 Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Unidad Morelia, Mexico.
In this work we explore the influence of the materials in order to improve the
thermal efficiency of a bio mass cookstove. A numerical methodology is
implemented to solve the heat transfer throughout the cook stove’s materials.
The finite element software, COMSOL Multiphysics, was used to solve the heat
transfer equations. The thermal efficiency is calculated as a function of the
geometric parameters and the thermal conductivity. The environmental impact
of the materials required to build a cookstove is evaluated using a life cycle
assessment methodology.
Acknowledgment:
Authors thank SENER-CONACyT Project 246911.
Keywords: Materials, Efficiency, Life cycle assement
Presenting authors email: josengx@gmail.com