Review of improvements in solar cooker technology

This report examines the existing solar oven literature. The study is organized in a simple way to compare, analyze, and assess the findings of researchers, particularly on criteria affecting the performance of solar ovens. The research contains an outline of solar powered cooking history, an illust...

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Main Authors: Vinay Prakash, Earnest, Shanker Singh, Er Ravi
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cookers
Cooking
Criteria
Energy storage
Performance enhancement
Phase change materials
Reflectors
Solar energy
Solar radiation
Stoves
Thermal energy
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Summary:This report examines the existing solar oven literature. The study is organized in a simple way to compare, analyze, and assess the findings of researchers, particularly on criteria affecting the performance of solar ovens. The research contains an outline of solar powered cooking history, an illustration of distinct solar ovens, and geometrical criteria that influence solar cooker performance, such as booster reflectors, glass sheets, receiver plates, and methods to trap heat energy. Complex prototypes of solar powered cooking devices, which operate in the presence or absence of materials that store thermal energy are available. Moreover, potential methods to improve the productivity of solar radiation powered stoves using thermal energy storage (TES) mediums were studied. Their main advantage is that they can be used even when there is no sunlight. These restrictions can be greatly alleviated by storing thermal energy in phase change material (PCM). This study gives a comprehensive description of the study on using PCMs as a TES medium to improve the performance of solar cookers.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0103498