Performance study of a box-type solar cooker employing an asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator

A. Harmim, M. Merzouk, M. Boukar and M. Amar

Energy, 2012, vol. 47, issue 1, 471-480

Abstract: The construction and the performance evaluation of a new box-type solar cooker equipped with an asymmetric Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) are presented. The optogeometrical design of the cooker was optimized for Adrar which is located in Algerian Sahara. A thermal model was developed for the cooker and validated with experimental results. The cooker performance was rated by using the first figure of merit (F1 = 0.1681) and the second figure of merit (F2 = 0.35). Experimental tests demonstrated that the cooker, which remains in a stationary position during all test period, is suitable for cooking even in winter and without having recourse to tracking towards the sun.

Keywords: Asymmetric CPC collector; Box-type solar cooker; Stationary position; Thermal modelling; Measured performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.037

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