| An improved natural-draft double burner biomass cookstove was developed. The study became imperative to minimize the increasing rate of deforestation, harmful gas accumulation as well as excessive fuel consumption and heat loss experienced in the use of the inefficient and traditional cooking method. The study was conducted in the Department of Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. The cookstove was designed based on performance, affordability, and usability, and it was constructed purely from locally available materials. Stainless steel was used to construct the stove cladding; it possesses lesser thermal conductivity of 14.9 W/mk as compared to aluminum and mild steel which have 174.6 W/mk and 80.2 W/mk,... |
