Quality Assessment of Box-Type Solar Cooker using Aluminium Composite Panel

Abstract

A solar cooker is an appliance that cooks food by heating it with solar energy. When health and sparing fuel use are top objectives, outdoor cooking that uses solar energy is widely used. In the current study, a box-type solar cooker that is lighter and more efficient and can be used to prepare food for a small family was created after an investigation of the standard solar cooker's cooking requirements. In an effort to create a lightweight, energy-efficient, and cost-effective solar cooker, efforts have been made to optimize a number of important factors, including the box geometries, cooker's heat storage, insulation, and reflector boosters. The proposed solar cooker is constructed with a reflector, an absorber plate coated with ceramic paint below, glass wool insulation, and an extremely lightweight Aluminum composite panel (ACP) shell. The curves for sensible heating and cooling are used as the basis for the study. The sensible heat loss is used to calculate the values of the total heat loss factor. The temperature change of each component of the cooker at stable and transitory conditions is predicted using the general energy balance of the cooker, which is obtained. The figures of merit F₁ and F₂ have been used to evaluate the performance. This cooker is predicted to be a lightweight, energy-efficient cooker based on experimental and theoretical findings.

Cite as

H. Vaidya, S. Channiwala, & M. Rathod. (2022). Quality Assessment of Box-Type Solar Cooker using Aluminium Composite Panel. Research and Applications of Thermal Engineering, 5(2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6832662