Environmentally Friendly &

Energy Efficient Ecocooker.

A Joint Research of
Mumbai University Institute of Chemical
Technology & Land Research Institute .
 The Energy Scenario in India
About 40% of India’s energy is
consumed in cooking. This
astonishing statistic is
accounted for by the size of
India’s population in relation to
its level of industrial
development.

Of the fuel consumed for domestic use (cooking,

lighting, hot water) about 14% is accounted for by
commercial fuels such as gas, kerosene, coal, and
electricity. The remaining 86% is non-commercial and
includes wood, biomass and cowdung.

Burning less cooking fuel implies less deforestation and

significant national energy savings.
 COOKING- A HUGE ENERGY
CONSUMER
 Low temperature cooking
 Rice, Dal, vegetables, lentils
 Consumes 20% of total energy consumed in
India
 ie approx 66 million tones oil equivalent
 LPG consumption at subsidized rate
 approx 230 billion rupees / year
 Solution
An ENERGY EFFCIENT ECOCOOKER now
with an US Patent
Ecocooker promises & delivers 75%
fuel savings

Final assembly
Stack the Cover with Cover with
ready, lit the
vessels inner cover outer cover
burner

Place vessels
Aluminum Pour water in
Aluminum base on the stand
vessel stand to the Aluminum
directly to be cover vessels
be placed base till the
placed on the with lids add
before placing stand is dipped
stove some water on
vessels completely
the lids

•120 litre model can serve upto 350 meals at a time

& can cook 20 kg rice, 7.5 kg dals & 15 kgs of
potatoes simultaneously
 Cooking a Physico – Chemical
Transformation process
 One pot multi step chemical, organic synthesis
 Typical usage of fuel for cooking- 50% for low
temp & 50%for high temp cooking.
 Early research on solar cooker leading to
Ecocooker
 Works on any fuel unlike solar cooker
 Can cook everything simultaneously
 Allowing flue gas heat utilization to maximize
heating process
 MS stand to optimize flame to cooking pot base
distance
 Application of Chem. Engg. Principles
each saving approx 30% of fuel:
(0.7x0.7x0.7x0.7=0.25)
 Flame to vessel size ratio: Optimization of heat flux.
Kcal/hr/m2
 Cooking in sensible heat of food: early shut off of
gas.
 Insulation to maintain minimum cooking
temperature: Dual wall with air gap.
 Rice 760 + 30 C ; Dal 920 + 30 C
 ( CFD Studies to arrive at an Optimum gap.)
 Multiple effect evaporation system: Different time-
temp relationship for different cooking vessels.
 ECOCOOKER- NOVEL FEATURES

 Cooker diameter / flame diameter

 Optimum heat flux
 No vapour let off
 Multiple effect evaporization
 Insulation
 Full use of sensible heat
 Double enclosure with optimum gap
 Ensures absence of convective loss
 Result - Fuel Saving
75% wrt open vessel cooking with lid
50% wrt pressure cooker cooking
 CONSUMER BENEFITS

 Ease of operation
 Simple vessel stack in standard vessel sizes
 Simple instructions- for example
 Add 350 ml of water, Load cooking charge
 Heat at simmer flame for, say 40 minutes
 Stop, Allow to heat soak & wait for 30 minutes
 Food is ready
 Advantages & Benefits
 Saves 75% of fuel (gas & liquid)
 Slow cooking improves flavour
 Replaces drain method so prevent nutrient loss
also Food texture is retained
 Ease of operation- fill it, light it &forget it
 No pressure built up therefore safe & no chances of
food burning
 Reduces kitchen warming due to lesser heat losses
 Food remains warm (even after 4 hrs) even at the
time of serving
 MODULAR DESIGNS

Domestic model Institutional model

3.5 L, 5 L 24 L, 72 L & 120 L

ECONOMIC VIABILITY
•Low Cost
•Ease of fabrication
•Optional choices of steel & aluminium
 Simple design easy to fabricate &
operate
 Aluminum base with drain tap; 5 stacks, each of 3
nesting vessels of approx 8 litres supported on a
stand; Stainless steel vessels closed with lids filled
with water
 Inner aluminum cover with Outer insulation cover;
Standardized burner with regulated gas flow
 Shut off at initial puffs of steam; Drain base water
after shutting off flame;Half an hour of waiting, post
shutting off of flame
 IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

 Institutional:
 College/ Company canteens, Old age homes,
Orphanages
 120 litres installed at 22 locals
 24 litre installed at 5 locals
 Fuel saving confirmed

 Domestic:
 approximately 100 in use
 Market Potential

 Available in domestic as well as canteen models

ranging from 4.5 to 120 litres. Payback period of 4
months. Canteen Model tried & tested at 22
locations across Maharashtra.
 Ideal for canteens, mess, hostels & hotels. Better
results where quantity of food is relatively constant.
Recommended for school midday meal schemes.
 Identified Targets: 29 hostels in Mumbai,
1321prisons, 80 social organizations, 600 hospitals,
orphanages, etc….
 Research
 Past
 Concentrating Solar cooker
 Suryakund & scaled up suryakund
 Time-temp curves & nutrition& flavour analysis
 Ongoing
 Solar concentrators for refrigeration
 Development of high efficiency solid fuel stove
 Design of cooker for continuous cooking
 Challenges

 Challenge of locating a manufacturing partner

 Presently promoted on no loss & no profit basis
 Resistance by users to change cooking habits
 Right proportion of food & water
 Charge to time ratio partial charge
 Optimize the food charge & heating time: non
linear relationship
 HELP REQUIRED

 Manufacturing:
 Develop reliable locals
 Sales & Distribution
 Develop distribution channels
 Marketing
 Promotions
 Reach

 Feedback
 Some Proud EcoCooker Users
 Haripura and Dungaripura, Dist. Baroda, Gujarat
 SPARC Society, Bombay Central, Mumbai
 Godrej Boyce Industries, Plant No. 3 Canteen, Vikroli
 Academy of Development Sciences (ADS), Kashele, Karjat
 Sampoorna Kranti Vidyalaya, Vedchhi, Gujarat
 Grammangal, Aina, Tk. Dahanu, Dist. Thane
 PG Students Mess, UICT Hostel No.3, Mumbai- 400019
 Vriddha Seva Sangh, Badlapur, Maharashtra
 Sanjivani School, Panchgani, Maharashtra
 Anandwan, Maharogi Seva Samiti, Warora, Maharashtra
 Some Proud EcoCooker Users
 MUICT UG ‘A’ mess, Matunga, Mumbai
 Excel Industries Canteen, Jogeshwari, Mumbai
 VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai
 Deepak Nitrites, Roha, Maharashtra
 Sanskriti Sanvardhan Samiti, Biloli, Beed
 MUICT UG ‘C’ mess, Matunga, Mumbai
 BATU, Lonhere, Raigad
 Savitribai Phule Girls Hostel, Mumbai
 Mook-Badhir Vidyalay, Pimpalgaon, Tal- Pachora, Jalgaon
 Hindustan Petroleum
Thank you