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Table 9 Thermal efficiency of baking

From: Performance comparison of three prototype biomass stoves with traditional and Mirt stoves for baking Injera

Stove

Replication

Mass of batter (mbb) [g]

Mass of evaporated water

(mwe) [g]

Useful baking energy

[MJ]

Equivalent mass of dry fuel wood

(mdf) [g]

Fuel wood energy consumed [MJ]

Thermal efficiency (ηth) [%]

Uncertainty

uth[%]

TTC

1

16000

4407

14

5883

106

13

 
 

2

16000

4409

14

5451

98

14

 
 

3

16000

4449

14

5427

98

14

 
 

Average

16000

4422

14

5587

101

14

 
 

SD

0

24

0

257

5

 

1

Mirt

1

16000

3106

11

3926

71

15

 
 

2

16000

3443

12

4024

72

16

 
 

3

16000

3414

12

3691

66

17

 
 

Average

16000

3321

11

3880

70

16

 
 

SD

0

187

0

171

3

 

1

MUC

1

16000

3125

11

3054

55

20

 
 

2

16000

2791

10

3006

54

19

 
 

3

16000

3142

11

2755

50

22

 
 

Average

16000

3019

11

2938

53

20

 
 

SD

0

198

0

160

3

 

1

MUG

1

16000

3508

12

2268

41

29

 
 

2

16000

3666

12

2140

39

31

 
 

3

16000

3490

12

1892

34

34

 
 

Average

16000

3555

12

2100

38

31

 
 

SD

0

97

0

191

3

 

3

MUA

1

16000

2785

10

1942

35

29

 
 

2

16000

2037

8

1941

35

24

 
 

3

16000

2660

10

1746

31

31

 
 

Average

16000

2494

9

1876

34

28

 
 

SD

0

401

1

113

2

 

3