Physical characterization of particulate matter emitted from wood combustion in improved and traditional cookstoves

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-503

  Arora, Pooja ^a   Jain, Suresh ^a   Sachdeva, Kamna ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Emission factors; Particle size distribution; Thermal efficiency; Water boiling test

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WOOD;

EMISSION FACTORS; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE NUMBER EMISSION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WATER BOILING TEST;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL; COMBUSTION; COOKING APPLIANCE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUELWOOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84884817085     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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