Publication: Experimental performance and economic evaluation of a thermoelectric liquefied petroleum gas (Te-LPG) cook stove
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Issued Date
2019
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3928764
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Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Heat and Technology. Vol 37, No.2 (2019), p.575-582
Suggested Citation
Lertsatitthanakorn C., Bamroongkhan P., Sathapornprasath K., Soponronnarit S. Experimental performance and economic evaluation of a thermoelectric liquefied petroleum gas (Te-LPG) cook stove. International Journal of Heat and Technology. Vol 37, No.2 (2019), p.575-582. doi:10.18280/ijht.370227 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/5627
Abstract
The use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cook stoves is widespread in households throughout Thailand. The LPG is burned by a cooker-top burner that gives off high thermal energy, some of which is lost to the environment. This lost heat can be used to drive thermoelectric (TE) modules which in turn produce electrical power. The TE-LPG cook stove comprises TE power modules, a dual purpose wind shield used to protect against wind flowing to the cooker-top burner while simultaneously serving as the hot side of the TE modules, a fin heat sink at the cold side of the TE modules, and a fan. An experimental setup was built to evaluate the conversion efficiency at various temperature ranges. The electricity produced was used to charge a lead-acid battery that drove a fan and some auxiliary features. The results showed that a maximum power output of 9.3 W was obtained. A theoretical model was then developed to describe the experimental results taking in to account convection and conduction phenomena at the cold side heat sink. An economic analysis indicates that payback period of the TE power generation system depends on the annual operating time. © 2019 International Information and Engineering Technology Association. All rights reserved.
Subject(s)
Conversion efficiency
Economic analysis
Gasoline
Heat sinks
Heating
Investments
Lead acid batteries
Petroleum reservoir evaluation
Stoves
Thermal management (electronics)
Convection and conduction
Cook stove
Economic evaluations
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
Maximum power output
Payback periods
Theoretical modeling
Thermoelectric
Liquefied petroleum gas
Economic analysis
Gasoline
Heat sinks
Heating
Investments
Lead acid batteries
Petroleum reservoir evaluation
Stoves
Thermal management (electronics)
Convection and conduction
Cook stove
Economic evaluations
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
Maximum power output
Payback periods
Theoretical modeling
Thermoelectric
Liquefied petroleum gas