CFD-Based Energy and Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Coconut Shell-Fired Downdraft Kiln for Sustainable Brick Production

Open Access

Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 712, 2026 2026 16^th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2026)


Article Number		03005
Number of page(s)		7
Section		Fuel Combustion Emissions and Alternative Energy Applications
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671203005
Published online		19 May 2026

A.J., Udumann, S.S., Nuwarapaksha, T.D., Dissanayaka, N. S. : Upcycling Coconut Husk By-Products. Springer, 249 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2535-9_12 [Google Scholar]
Dissanayaka, N.S., et al.: Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature on Coconut-Husk...r. Technol. Agron. 3(1) (2023). https://doi.org/10.48130/tia-2023-0013 [Google Scholar]
Kumar, R., Mondal, M.K. : Pyro-Gasification of Coconut Husk with Ni-Fe Impregnation. Renew. Energy (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123164 [Google Scholar]
Obeng, G.Y., et al.: Coconut Wastes for Sustainable Energy in Ghana. Energies 13(9), 2178 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092178 [Google Scholar]
Menon, S.D., Sampath, K., Kaarthik, S.S.: Feasibility of Coconut Shells for Gasification. Mater. Today Proc. 44, 3133 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.813) [Google Scholar]
Espina, R.U., Barroca, R.B., Abundo, M.L.S.: High Heating .. Shells. ETASR 12(3), 8605 (2022). https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.4931 [Google Scholar]
Dissanayaka, N.S., et al.: Nutritional Composition of King Coconut Husk Biochar. Technol. Agron. 5(1) (2025). https://doi.org/10.48130/tia-0024-0034 [Google Scholar]
Vieira, F., et al.: Coconut Waste for Circular Economy. Sustainability 16(7), 3066 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/su16073066 [Google Scholar]
Velázquez-Araque, L., et al.: Densification of Coconut Waste for Pellets & Briquettes. Rev. Fac. Ing. Univ. Antioquia (2025). https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.redin.20250880 [Google Scholar]
Bánhidi, V., Gömze, L.A.: Improving Insulation of Brick Products. Mater. Sci. Forum 589, 1 (2008). https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.589.1 [Google Scholar]
Govind, K., et al.: Design and Simulation of Pottery Kiln. Res. Square (2021). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-593830/v1 [Google Scholar]
Milani, M., et al.: CFD of Full-Scale Ceramic Kiln. E3S Web Conf. 22, 117 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172200117 [Google Scholar]
Anis, S., et al.: CFD of Briquette Drying Oven. CFD Lett. 16(11), 111 (2024). https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.16.11.111132 [Google Scholar]
Figueroa, M., et al.: Furnace Simulation Using Waste Oils. Res. Square (2024). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5007112/v1 [Google Scholar]
Lima, R.C., et al.: CFD of Cyclonic Biomass Combustor. Energy Procedía 120, 556 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.208 [Google Scholar]

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.