Research Projects

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas are the common fuels used for cooking and industrial applications in India for a long time. Conventional burners fueled with the above-mentioned fuels work on free flame combustion. These conventional burners are less efficient and emit high concentrations of pollutants. The main objective of this proposal is to develop naturally aspirated LPG, PNG and CNG based Refractory Burners (RB) for different ratings to implement in cooking and Industrial applications. Because of improved combustion and heat transfer characteristics, the expected fuel saving is 15-50 % for both cooking and industrial applications. Most of the commercial devices use LPG/PNG/CNG conventional free flame burners, which are less efficient and produce more pollutants. This proposal attempts to replace the existing conventional burner operating with LPG, PNG and CNG based Refractory Burners (RB). In India, most of the industries such as ceramic, dairy, chemical, food processing, etc., use conventional free flame burners that are less efficient, which in turn increases fuel consumption and causes higher emissions. Apart from higher fuel consumption, there are also problems like flashback and flame lift-off being experienced, while operating these burners. In this proposal, RB prone-free from flashback and flame lift-off is proposed for cooking and industrial applications. The proposed novel devices equipped with the proposed RB, not only save fuel up to 50 % but also reduce operational time to a larger extent. Furthermore, in this era, innovation in the predominantly used devices and practical applications is being ignored. Least innovation and technology up-gradation is observed particularly in cook devices in India compared to the developed nations. This proposed research also intends to implement an innovative solution with automation which ensures 100 % safety of the developed RBs and assesses the economic viability of the developed RBs for various applications.