Energy efficiency in improved ovens for the production of rosquillas in the city of Condega, Nicaragua, in the year 2020

Authors

  • Jeffry Alexander Castillo Rugama Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria, Estelí. UNAN-Managua/FAREM-Estelí, Nicaragua
  • Rommel Francisco Umanzor Martínez Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria, Estelí. UNAN-Managua/FAREM-Estelí, Nicaragua
  • Juan Alberto Betanco Maradiaga Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria, Estelí. UNAN-Managua/FAREM-Estelí, Nicaragua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/farem.v0i38.11950

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, heat transfer, improved kilns, carbon dioxide emissions

Abstract

The baking of rosquillas constitutes an important source of income for families in northern Nicaragua. The purpose of the present study is the energetic analysis of improved and traditional ovens used for the production of rosquillas. The experimental design consisted of analyzing 6 ovens: three traditional and three improved ovens located in Condega municipality of Esteli during the year 2020, performing four repetitions of measurements. The study is based on the philosophical approach of quantitative research, based on the positivist paradigm. The method used is deductive, using techniques such as structured interviews, experimental measurements of temperature and CO2 emissions in the oven infrastructure during the rosquillas firing process, mathematical calculations of heat transfer by convection of the oven barrel, vertical walls, heat dissipated in the chimney, heat transfer by radiation, and heat generated by combustion. Pearson’s correlation statistical technique was applied to check the existence or not of correlations between the various variables. The hypothesis that the improved kilns have higher energy efficiency than traditional kilns was confirmed with 66.8% and 21.4%, respectively. In relation to traditional ovens, the improved ovens have lower CO2 emissions, consume less firewood and are less harmful to health because they produce less smoke.

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Published

08-07-2021

How to Cite

Castillo Rugama, J. A., Umanzor Martínez, R. F., & Betanco Maradiaga, J. A. (2021). Energy efficiency in improved ovens for the production of rosquillas in the city of Condega, Nicaragua, in the year 2020. Revista Científica Estelí, (38), 166–184. https://doi.org/10.5377/farem.v0i38.11950

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

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