The Thermodynamics of Indoor Air Pollution: A Pilot Study Emulating Traditional Kenyan Homesteads

•Hot air flows to cooler air, thus smoke and air pollution is dispersed more quickly in environments with greater temperature differentials.•The addition of windows to a simulated Kenyan homestead would decrease temperature differentials within the enclosed kitchen hut.•Effective interventions for Kenyan homestead require more than the simple addition of windows.•Follow-on research from this project was used to develop an alternative homestead design placing the stove in an exterior, yet accessible location.