Determinación de la eficiencia de la cocción con leña en las veredas de Usme, Bogotá//Determining cook efficiency using wood as fuel in rural area of Usme, Bogotá

Authors

  • Fabio Emiro Sierra‐Vargas Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá
  • Carlos Alberto Guerrero‐Fajardo Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá
  • Fabiola Mejía‐Barragán Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central. Bogotá

Abstract

La investigación buscó establecer las condiciones actuales de cocción con leña en la zona rural de Usme, localidad de la ciudad de Bogotá. Se realizó trabajo de campo para identificar las especies leñosas más usadas para cocción de alimentos, las cuales se caracterizaron para identificar su potencial energético, se aplicaron encuestas, para contar con la información socioeconómica de los pobladores y se realizó experimentación directa en algunas cocinas de la zona, determinándose la eficiencia de la cocción utilizando Eucalipto, Pino y retal de carpintería (madera recubierta con fórmica) como combustible. El estudio arrojó que en la actualidad muchas familias compran la leña, porque no tienen tiempo para recolectarla y por las distancias que deben recorrer. Las especies más
utilizadas son Eucalipto, Pino y retal de carpintería entre ellos Fórmica, material no reportado como combustible para cocción doméstica en Colombia, y se determinó que las estufas tienen baja eficiencia energética.

Palabras claves: eficiencia de estufas, leña, Usme, cocinas rurales, combustibles sólidos.
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Abstract

The research sought to establish the conditions of firewood cooking in the rural area ofUsme - Bogota. Fieldwork was conducted to identify the cooking woody species, which were characterized and their energy potential identified; surveys were used to recollect socio-economic information of the population and direct experimentation was conducted for determining the efficiency of cooking.
Woody species used for experimentation processes were: Eucalyptus, Pine and woodworking wastes, especially wood bend with Formica. The study found that today many families buy firewood, due to less time for collecting and distances they must walk. Actually, the most used cooking species are Eucalyptus, Pine and scrap of carpentry including Formica, the last one has not been reported as fuel for domestic cooking in Colombia yet, and finally it was determined that stoves have low energy efficiency.

Key words: stoves efficiency, firewood, Usme, rural stoves, solid fuels.

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Sierra‐Vargas FE, Guerrero‐Fajardo CA, Mejía‐Barragán F. Determinación de la eficiencia de la cocción con leña en las veredas de Usme, Bogotá//Determining cook efficiency using wood as fuel in rural area of Usme, Bogotá. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2014 May 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 13];17(2):185-94. Available from: https://ingenieriamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/491

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2014): mayo-agosto

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