Solar cooking innovations, their appropriateness, and viability

A Saxena, B Norton, V Goel, DB Singh - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The successful use of solar energy for cooking requires the systems adopted not only to
have technical attributes that conveniently address specific cooking requirements but also …

Solar cookers and dryers: environmental sustainability and nutraceutical content in food processing

C Battocchio, F Bruni, G Di Nicola, T Gasperi, G Iucci… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work reviewed the state of the art concerning solar cookers and dryers used in food
processing. The general description of solar cookers and dryers was presented, with a …

Performance evaluation of solar cooker with tracking type bottom reflector retrofitted with a novel design of thermal storage incorporated absorber plate

MA Tawfik, AA Sagade, R Palma-Behnke… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integrating thermal energy storage (TES) for solar systems is crucial for better performance.
To ensure the completion of solar cooking activity under fluctuating solar irradiance and …

Concentrating solar cookers in urban areas: Establishing usefulness through realistic intermediate temperature rating and grading

AA Sagade, X Apaolaza-Pagoaga, CR Ruivo… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Concentrating Solar Cookers (CSCs) are well-known for fast cooking and can
significantly contribute to attaining the United Nation's sustainable development goals …

Low-cost solar concentrating collector-receiver system as an effective enabler for clean cooking and heating in urban areas

AA Sagade, A Mawire, R Palma-Behnke, NA Sagade - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work reports a dual-purpose solar concentrating cooker's design and thermal
performance. The uniqueness of the proposed system is the simultaneous dual-mode …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterization and performance comparison of four prototypes of panel solar cooker for low to high sun elevations

A Aquilanti, S Tomassetti, G Coccia, M Muccioli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar panel cookers are affordable and easy-to-manufacture systems to cook food in a
sustainable way. In this work, four solar panel cookers were assembled and tested outdoor …

Building integrated innovative non-imaging concentrating solar collector for clean cooking under low sun elevation

AA Sagade, NA Sagade, B Belgasim, MA Tawfik… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to report the building-integrated innovative non-imaging solar thermal
collector (BISTC) for cooking, which is constructed and tested under field conditions in two …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation and economic analysis of an innovative indoor solar cooking system with energy storage

C Zhou, Y Wang, J Li, X Ma, Q Li, M Yang, X Zhao… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy technology and energy storage technology are promising to make a
contribution to current energy and global climate issue. The energy demand of daily cooking …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative experimental investigations on a low-cost solar cooker with energy storage materials for sustainable development

R Khatri, R Goyal, RK Sharma - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy has been the focus of attention in recent decades due to its abundance,
inexhaustibility, and cost-effectiveness. To promote solar cooking, a cooking pot integrated …

Enabling open sun cooling method-based estimation of effective concentration factor/ratio for concentrating type solar cookers

AA Sagade, SK Samdarshi, NA Sagade, PS Panja - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar cooker is a vital device to attain sustainable development goals. Solar
concentrating cookers (SCCs) are preferred mostly for intermediate to high-temperature …