Design and performance characteristics of a solar box cooker with phase change material: A feasibility study for Uttarakhand region, India

A Kumar, A Saxena, SD Pandey, SK Joshi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, the thermal performance of a low-cost solar box cooker (SBC) has been
improved through the concept of extended fins and heat storage medium. To achieve the …

Feasibility of a new design of a Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Cooker (PSTC)

N El Moussaoui, S Talbi, I Atmane, K Kassmi… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, we describe the structure, the functioning, and the tests of parabolic trough
solar thermal cooker (PSTC). This oven is designed to meet the needs of rural residents …

Experimental analysis of nucleation triggering in a thermal energy storage based on xylitol used in a portable solar box cooker

G Coccia, A Aquilanti, S Tomassetti, PF Muciaccia… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sugar alcohols have interesting thermodynamic properties that make them good options as
heat storage materials (HSMs) to be used in solar cookers. Among sugar alcohols, xylitol is …

[HTML][HTML] System for powering autonomous solar cookers by batteries

A Lamkaddem, NEL Moussaoui, M Rhiat, R Malek… - Scientific African, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose innovative autonomous solar cookers (hot plates and box ovens)
supplied by batteries. The electrical energy is produced by photovoltaic panels (PV) and …

Development and performance evaluation of tube-type direct solar oven for baking bread

YT Aragaw, KD Adem - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Solar ovens are not widely used for baking bread. There are some attempts to bake bread
using solar energy and obtained a promising result. The aim of this research was to develop …

Design and numerical simulation of a solar cooker with aluminium absorber plate

B Kishore, AK Roy, K Kumar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy and its harvesting play a very significant role to reduce dependency on fossil
fuels like coal, natural gas etc. In developing countries like India, the energy crises and cost …

Thermal analysis of solar box cooker in Omu-Aran Metropolis

AO Onokwai, UC Okonkwo, CO Osueke… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Just like other solar cookers, the solar box cooker needs energy gotten from the sun to
operate without producing emissions. In this research, a solar box is fabricated to reduce …

Novel mixed solar cooker: Experimental, energy, exergy, and economic analysis

A Benbaha, F Yettou, B Azoui, A Gama… - Heat …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work focuses on the structure, working, and testing of a new mixed solar cooker using a
linear Fresnel collector, evacuated tube and box‐type cooker. The low‐cost components …

Enhancement the solar box cooker performance using steel fibers

OAAM Ibrahim, SA Kadhim, HM Ali - Heat Transfer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The use of fossil fuel and wood for cooking poses health, environmental, and economic
challenges, especially with the growing population. This has led to an increase in the trend …

Thermal performance evaluation of the funnel solar cooker of different funnel lengths implemented in Nagongera, Uganda

J Chepkurui, S Biira - Tanzania Journal of Science, 2020 - ajol.info
The aim of this study was to evaluate the thermal performance of a funnel solar cooker with
different funnel lengths. Four funnel solar cookers of varying funnel lengths were constructed …