Framework for the energetic assessment of South and South-East Asia fixed chimney bull’s trench kiln
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Author(s)
Le Brun, N
Markides, C
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
One of the major sources of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission in South and South-East Asia is brick manufacturing. One of the most commonly implemented technologies for brick manufacturing in this region is the fixed chimney Bull’s trench kiln (FCBTK). This type of technology largely depends on manual labour and is very inefficient when compared to more modern technologies. Because the adoption of more advanced technologies is hindered by the socio-economical background, the much needed innovations in the brick sector are necessarily related to improving/modifying the FCBTK already operational. However, few scientific studies have been conducted on FCBTK probably due to the basic level of technological development. Such studies are however important to systematically and methodologically assess the challenges and solutions in FCBTK. In this study we develop a thermo-energetic model to evaluate the importance of the parameters pertained to FCBTK construction and operation. The prospective of this study is to build an initial thermo-energetic framework that will serve as a basis to investigate possible energetic improvements.
Date Issued
2016-08-01
Date Acceptance
2016-04-01
Citation
2016, 68
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Volume
68
Copyright Statement
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source
ICIEA 2016
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2016-06-05
Finish Date
2016-06-07
Coverage Spatial
Hefei, China