RENEWABLE

ENERGY
SOLAR COOKER

PRESENTED BY ROJY
SAIKIA(PHI19020)
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

LITERATURE REVIEW

DESIGN CONSIDERATION

METHODOLOGY

CALCULATE HEAT GAIN AND

LOSS

CONCLUSION

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 Cooking by means of solar energy started in
Introduction the 70s in response to the growing shortage
of firewood resulting from chronic
deforestation. A solar cooker needs no wood
just sun! . There are several types of solar
cooker which include :box,panel,parabolic
etc.
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Factors affecting solar energy availability

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 Geographical location
 Site of location collector
 Collector orientation
 Time of the day
 Time of the year
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 Atmospheric condition

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Solar cookers

• Concentrating Sunlight
• Converting light to heat
• Trapping heat
• Greenhouse effect

Topic one
Types of Solar Cookers

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• Panel Solar Cookers
• Parabolic Cookers
• Solar Box Cookers

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DESIGN CONSIDERATION
Criteria for evaluating the performance of the solar 6tem Hybrid oven:

 The time taken by the oven to boil 1liter of water.

 The highest temperature of the oven can attain , when heated empty and the time taken

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to attain such temperature.
 The rate of energy absorbed by the black pot in the oven.

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HEAT TRANSFER PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR

6tem OVEN
 Conduction
 Convection

Topic one
 Radiation

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MATERIAL SELECTION

OUTER BOX=Cardboard (wood, plastic or metal can be used)

INNER BOX= Cardboard (wood, plastic or metal can be used)

Topic one
GLUE= Top bond Gum
DARK COOKING POT=Thin metal Black Pot
TRANSPARENT HEAT TRAP= Glass(concave lens , Fresnel lens can be used)
INSULATION =Saw Dust(Fibre glass can also be used)
Subtitle HEATING ELEMENT 220V,200-300W
ELECTRICAL

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METHODOLOGY

OUTER BOX=Cardboard (wood, plastic or metal can be used)

INNER BOX= Cardboard (wood, plastic or metal can be used)

Topic one
GLUE= Top bond Gum
DARK COOKING POT=Thin metal Black Pot
TRANSPARENT HEAT TRAP= Glass(concave lens , Fresnel lens can be used)
INSULATION =Saw Dust(Fibre glass can also be used)
Subtitle HEATING ELEMENT 220V,200-300W
ELECTRICAL

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PURPOSE PROJECT

• Helps to calculate the design parameters for solar oven

• Also, summarize the basic principles that are used in the design of solar box cookers

Topic one
a. Heat gain
b. Heat loss
c. Heat storage

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HEAT PRINCIPLES

• The purpose is to heat things up (cook food and purify water)

• Both direct and indirect reflected turns to heat
• This heat input causes the temperature inside of the solar box cooker to rise until the

Topic one
heat loss of the cooker is equal to the solar heat gain.

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BOX COOKER CALCULATION

• Box window area= 2 feet×2feet=4square feet

• Solar flux=700watts/square meter(variable)
• Heat gain = solar flux×area×transmittance×hours of operation heat

Topic one
gain=700×4×0.75×4=8.4KW/Hr
• Effective heat gain=heat gain×efficiency
• Take efficiency =55%
• Net heat gain=8.4×0.55=4.62KW/Hr

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HEAT GAIN

• Once light is absorbed by materials within the enclosure , it is transformed into longer
wavelength heat energy
• The more directly the glass faces the sun the greater the solar heat gain

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HEAT REFLECTION CALCULATION

• Most solar oven have one or more reflectors

• Find total area of reflectors
• For 2 reflectors of each 2sq feet

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Total area=4 square
• Total reflectance=74%=0.75
Effective reflector area=4×0.75=3square feet

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HEAT LOSS CALCULATION

• Taking efficiency as 55%,heat loss=45%

• Heat loss=0.45×8.4=3.78KW/Hr

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• The heat loss occurs through the side walls,bottom area and also through the glazing.
• Insulation reduces loss through walls nearly,40%=.4×3.8=1.512KW/Hr
• To reduce the loss through window ,designers use double glazing.
• Solar ovens reach higher temperatures with more layers of glazing.
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HEAT LOSS STORAGE

• The capacity of a solar box cooker to hold heat increases when more mass is
placed inside the cooker •
• The cooker takes longer to heat with heavy materials inside, but will hold heat

Topic one
longer through periods.

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CONCLUSION

• A large, flat box, depth not greater than 9 inches is preferred…this reduces the
volume of air inside and also side wall area •
• If you have bright sunlight most of the days, do without reflectors or just one

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back reflector only •
• Double glazing may be required for higher temperatures(for baking, roasting,
deep fry)

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