2025-03-27https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/33511In many rural anclurban areas of !he developilrg countries, the extensive use r!f fuel wood lewl.v to deforestation with conscJIIent enFimJJ IJJe i!lal prohle111.1'. To oddress this prohle111, _the (:1/icient use !l wood as fuel in do111estic applications, could be a viahlc option. 1/Jis calls for tlte dcsig11 and . 1 ' cm/slruction offuel~~((tcienlwood stol'es. An exwllj>l~ d'lhis is thejirech~)' stove. lite device enohles the rJficienl and effeCtive utilizolioit 1!/lhe.fue/wuod by s!Jiu.'ding tlte .ftrejlmllc.fi·omt!Je ;{/i!cl r~fwind ·and hence direct tiw heat e11ergy generated lo the pot base for llla.rinll/111 utilization.application/pdfTA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TJ Mechanical engineering and machineryArticle