Advances in the developments of solar cooker for sustainable development: A comprehensive review

R Khatri, R Goyal, RK Sharma - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The depletion of conventional energy sources and their adverse effects on the environment
have fetched the attention of global researchers on the renewable sources of energy. Solar …

Experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a box type solar cooker using a finned cooking vessel

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The box type solar cooker is a user-friendly solar energy harvesting system suitable for
domestic cooking in tropical countries. The benefit of adding aluminum fins to the lids of the …

Thermal investigation of a solar box-type cooker with nanocomposite phase change materials using flexible thermography

G Palanikumar, S Shanmugan, V Chithambaram… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, three SBCs are developed as (i) SBC with phase change material (PCM: waste
cooking oil and C 4 H 4 O 3),(ii) a novel SBC with nanocomposite PCM (NPCM), and (iii) a …

Investigation into the effects of SiO2/TiO2 nanolayer on the thermal performance of solar box type cooker

S Shanmugan, S Gorjian, AH Elsheikh… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The current study presents an experimental analysis of a stepped solar box type cooker
(SSBC) using energetic SiO2/TiO2 nanoparticles focused on the different ratios of 5% to …

A review of solar, electric and hybrid cookstoves

SR Kashyap, S Pramanik, RV Ravikrishna - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
The research on clean and energy-efficient cooking technologies has focused on solar and
electric cookstoves. Recent studies have proposed solar-biomass and solar-electric hybrid …

A fully analytical model of a box solar cooker with sensible thermal storage

S Verma, S Banerjee, R Das - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A box-type solar cooker supplemented with a sensible heat storage medium (for nocturnal
cooking) has been analytically investigated. Unlike other available analytical studies where …

Design, realization, and tests of a portable solar box cooker coupled with an erythritol-based PCM thermal energy storage

G Coccia, A Aquilanti, S Tomassetti, G Comodi… - Solar energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar radiation is a variable energy source and the mismatch between the availability of
such source and the domestic energy demand is a paramount challenge to deal with. For …

Solar cooker with tracking-type bottom reflector: An experimental thermal performance evaluation of a new design

MA Tawfik, AA Sagade, R Palma-Behnke, M Hanan… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To fulfil the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, the solar cooker is
one of the key devices. The objective of this work is to propose a new design of solar cooker …

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 …