Development Of Efficient Furnace For Jaggery Making

Jaggery is a traditional Indian sweetener prepared by the concentration of sugarcane juice. Farmers make jaggery in their own farms using juice obtained after crushing sugarcane with a crusher. The filtered juice is boiled in open pans placed over furnace in which bagasse is burnt for generation of heat. By applying the principles of combustion and heat transfer, fuel efficient furnace can be developed which will result into saving of bagasse. This paper discusses the various concepts of heat transfer which can be used to develop fuel efficient furnace.