Papers by Monikankana Sharma
Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, May 18, 2022
International Energy Journal, 2009
In this study, the thermal efficiency of a conventional kerosene pressure stove equipped with por... more In this study, the thermal efficiency of a conventional kerosene pressure stove equipped with porous radiant inserts have been investigated. Four different porous materials, viz., silicon carbide (SiC), zirconia (ZrO 2 ), wire mesh roll filled with metal balls and alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) have been used as porous radiant inserts. The inserts have been found to increase the efficienc y of the conventional stove from 55% to 62%. SiC insert exhibited the highest efficiency (62%). Additionally, the flow rate and the vessel size have been optimized f or the best thermal efficiency.
TH-995_MSHARMA health organization (WHO) for indoor air pollution (Kandpal et al., 1995, Zhang et... more TH-995_MSHARMA health organization (WHO) for indoor air pollution (Kandpal et al., 1995, Zhang et al., 1999). CO is produced when fuel burns incompletely due to lack of oxygen (O 2). It is a toxic air pollutant, and its prolonged exposure can cause severe health problems. The presence of CO molecule in haemoglobin forms carboxyhaemoglobin which decreases the overall capacity of the blood to carry O 2 to the cells. Besides, CO is considered as an indirect greenhouse gas due to its close coupling to atmospheric methane (CH 4), a strong Recently, this concept has been used in many thermal systems like IC engine, water heater, air heater, etc. (Mößbauer, 1999, Delalic et al., 2004, Avdic et al., 2010). In the present work also, this very concept has been utilized in a conventional kerosene pressure stove for its thermal improvement. In the following pages, PMC is briefly described. TH-995_MSHARMA 1.3 APPLICATIONS OF PMC The applications of PBs are widespread. Wood and Harris (2008) in their review paper on application of PMC technology reported that PBs are already commercially available, and the gas fired PBs are used in a number of manufacturing processes such as paper drying,
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the important components of “Swachh Bharat Mission”, a cam... more Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the important components of “Swachh Bharat Mission”, a campaign taken up by the Government of India with an aim to clean up the streets of Indian cities/towns and make them open defecation free. This paper analyses the action plans taken up by the government of Punjab in response to the new SWM Rules, 2016, for developing waste processing facilities. Mohali is particularly focused, for it is emerging as an educational hub, and coming up with a plan for developing a centralized waste processing facility to generate Refuse derived Fuel (RDF). Through this study, we try to highlight that the current chosen technology: RDF may not sustain, for a larger fraction of the wastes in Mohali is wet organics (62%), while the dry combustible fraction required for RDF is only 17%. Further, it has been observed that Mohali plans to connect 15 urban local bodies (ULBs) to a single processing site and a few of them are far (~70 km) and generate low daily wastes...
Journal of Environmental Management
Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016
Fuel Processing Technology, 2015
International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment, 2011
This paper reports an experimental study dealing with the enhancement of thermal efficiency of a ... more This paper reports an experimental study dealing with the enhancement of thermal efficiency of a conventional kerosene pressure stove by incorporating a ceramic heat shield and a porous radiant insert. The heat shield was made of a low conducting and radiating alumina Al2O3, while the porous radiant insert was made of highly conducting and radiating ZrO2. The insert was placed in the combustion zone of the stove to have an increased heat transfer by utilizing the concept of the porous media combustion partially. The effects of various parameters, such as the distance between the burner surface and the bottom of the vessel, the vessel diameter, and the fuel flow rate on thermal efficiency, were investigated. For the chosen burner geometry, for a particular size of the vessel and flow rate range, the thermal efficiency was found to be considerably high. Against 55% efficiency of the conventional stoves, for the present configuration, this was found to be 70%.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016
Energy Conversion and Management, 2009
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