A disruptive approach to a fundamental process has been applied in a biomass combustion device with two variable speed fans to supply air for gasification and another for combustion processes,separately.Besides,the pr...A disruptive approach to a fundamental process has been applied in a biomass combustion device with two variable speed fans to supply air for gasification and another for combustion processes,separately.Besides,the preheating of secondary air,required for combustion process was also ensured through annulus chamber before being fed into the combustion chamber.The turbulent flow and homogenous mixing were also ensured by controlling the flow rate resulting in the reduced emissions of carbon monoxide(CO)and fine particulate matter(PM 2.5,particulate matter having aerodynamic diameter<2.5 micron).The design approach applied here has also ensured the homogeneous mixing of preheated air with the volatiles,resulted in cleaner combustion.This arrangement has led to the emissions of PM2.5 and CO much better than those of the earlier cookstove models,and very close to that of a liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)stove.Further,the comparative analysis based on the modified star rating of total 15(14 are biomass and another LPG)cookstove models tested using the same standard methodology has been done and presented in this study.Based on the star rating,the performance of the LPG stove was found to be best and assigned as a 5-star product followed by the IITD model(4-star),while the other 13 models got different ratings starting from 1-star to 3-star,respectively.Also,the thermal performance of the IITD cookstove model is found to be the highest,while the emission characteristics are found to be the least among all biomass cookstove models,presented here.展开更多
A typical high-e fficiency solar cell device needs the best lattice matching between different constituent layers to mitigate the open-circuit voltage loss. In the present work, the physical properties of CdS thin fil...A typical high-e fficiency solar cell device needs the best lattice matching between different constituent layers to mitigate the open-circuit voltage loss. In the present work, the physical properties of CdS thin films are investigated where films with 100 nm thickness were fabricated on the different types of substrates viz. soda–lime glass, indium-doped tin oxide(ITO)-and fl uorine-doped tin oxide(FTO)-coated glass substrates, and silicon wafer using electron beam evaporation. The X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that deposited thin films showed cubic phase and had(111) as predominant orientation where the structural parameters were observed to be varied with nature of substrates. The ohmic behaviour of the CdS films was disclosed by current–voltage characteristics, whereas the scanning electron microscopy micrograph revealed the uniform deposition of the CdS films with the presence of round-shaped grains. The elemental analysis confirmed the CdS films deposition where the Cd/S weight percentage ratio was changed with nature of substrates. The direct energy band gap was observed in the 1.63–2.50 eV range for the films grown on different substrates. The investigated properties of thin CdS layers demonstrated that the selection of substrate(in terms of nature) during device fabrication plays a crucial role.展开更多
基金financial assistance provided by IIT Delhi under new faculty start-up grant for establishing the testing facilities at the laboratory in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering.
文摘A disruptive approach to a fundamental process has been applied in a biomass combustion device with two variable speed fans to supply air for gasification and another for combustion processes,separately.Besides,the preheating of secondary air,required for combustion process was also ensured through annulus chamber before being fed into the combustion chamber.The turbulent flow and homogenous mixing were also ensured by controlling the flow rate resulting in the reduced emissions of carbon monoxide(CO)and fine particulate matter(PM 2.5,particulate matter having aerodynamic diameter<2.5 micron).The design approach applied here has also ensured the homogeneous mixing of preheated air with the volatiles,resulted in cleaner combustion.This arrangement has led to the emissions of PM2.5 and CO much better than those of the earlier cookstove models,and very close to that of a liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)stove.Further,the comparative analysis based on the modified star rating of total 15(14 are biomass and another LPG)cookstove models tested using the same standard methodology has been done and presented in this study.Based on the star rating,the performance of the LPG stove was found to be best and assigned as a 5-star product followed by the IITD model(4-star),while the other 13 models got different ratings starting from 1-star to 3-star,respectively.Also,the thermal performance of the IITD cookstove model is found to be the highest,while the emission characteristics are found to be the least among all biomass cookstove models,presented here.
文摘A typical high-e fficiency solar cell device needs the best lattice matching between different constituent layers to mitigate the open-circuit voltage loss. In the present work, the physical properties of CdS thin films are investigated where films with 100 nm thickness were fabricated on the different types of substrates viz. soda–lime glass, indium-doped tin oxide(ITO)-and fl uorine-doped tin oxide(FTO)-coated glass substrates, and silicon wafer using electron beam evaporation. The X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that deposited thin films showed cubic phase and had(111) as predominant orientation where the structural parameters were observed to be varied with nature of substrates. The ohmic behaviour of the CdS films was disclosed by current–voltage characteristics, whereas the scanning electron microscopy micrograph revealed the uniform deposition of the CdS films with the presence of round-shaped grains. The elemental analysis confirmed the CdS films deposition where the Cd/S weight percentage ratio was changed with nature of substrates. The direct energy band gap was observed in the 1.63–2.50 eV range for the films grown on different substrates. The investigated properties of thin CdS layers demonstrated that the selection of substrate(in terms of nature) during device fabrication plays a crucial role.
