| Title |
Development of a Combustor in Portable Pellet Stoves Using Wood Pellets to Improve Combustion Efficiency and to Reduce Carbon Monoxide (CO) Emission |
| Authors |
민경순(Min, Kyoung-Soon) ; 임대은(Lim, Dae-Eun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2020.40.3.0315 |
| Keywords |
펠릿 난로;지구온난화;목재 펠릿;연소기;일산화탄소;완전연소;바이오매스 Recycle;Global warming;Wood pellets;Multistage combustor;CO;Complete combustion;Biomass |
| Abstract |
Pellets are manufactured using wood by-products. The combustion efficiency of pellets depends on the pellet manufacturing process, the types of materials mixed while manufacturing and the wood pellet stoves themselves. In this study, we developed a multi-layer combustor to be used in a wood pellet stove, for the purpose of reducing environmental pollution and energy waste due to incomplete combustion. The multi-layer combustor was designed to compensate for the shortcomings of existing combustors. A CAD (Computer Aided Design) model was verified using a 3D printer and a prototype was developed. The combustion experiments were conducted on commercial and proposed combustors using pellets of the same brand, manufacturing date, place and specifications. From the experiments, it was found that the proposed combustor produced the lowest carbon monoxide (CO) emission and highest thermal efficiency. |