Abstract:
Combustion inside a cooking stove is complicated to understand and describe. The process is
highly dependant on the inlet conditions, fuel used and the geometry of the stove. It is very
difficult to predict the distributions of temperature, velocity and product concentrations
within the stove. The variation of stove efficiency with respect to boundary conditions is also
unknown. The shortcomings have resulted in two major issues; namely, low overall stove
efficiency and high emission levels. Computational modelling of the flow field and chemical
reactions is a viable method to understand the combustion process in a cooking stove.
