SOLAR COOKERS AND ITS APPLICATION FOR FOOD COOKING IN REMOTE AREAS: REVIEW | ||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||
| Article 7, Volume 39, No 5, September and October 2011, Pages 1033-1042 PDF (548.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2011.129391 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Talal K Kassem,1; M. S Youssef,2 | ||
| 1Mechanical Department, Faculty of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, P.O. Box 86, Damascus University, Syria. | ||
| 2Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut P.O. Box 71516, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cooking is the major necessity for people all over the world. It accounts for a major share of energy consumption in developing countries. Therefore, solar cookers are commonly used in the domestic sector in these countries. The advantages of the use of solar cookers would result in the reduction of the release of CO2 in the environment. The present work provides the different classification of solar cookers, heat transfer mechanism of cooking, and thermal performance parameters of solar cookers. A literature survey of the different experimental designs of the various solar cookers as well as the different materials used in thermal energy storage has been conducted to determine the thermal performance parameters of each type of the solar cookers. Based on this survey, box type solar cooker has been selected due to its simplicity of handling and operation which coupled with vacuum tube collector. Suitability and application of the present solar cooker system with climate and geographic location of Taif City, Saudi Arabia will be investigated in future research. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Solar cookers; Thermal energy storage; Vacuum tube collector; Phase change material; Latent heat; Sensible heat | ||
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