Performance and Analysis of Thermal Energy on Solar Reflector Cooker - Application of an Alternative Source of Energy in Cyprus
Abstract
This paper proposes a solar cooking device made of a flat array of concentric mirrors tilted to focus
on a small area. The mobile array of mirrors is mounted on a stand to be movable around a ball joint and with a
carrier for a cooking vessel held by a double crank at the focal area of the mirrors. Current solar cooker
inventions comprise a reflector that is constructed from a plurality of reflective concentric rings arranged in a
planar configuration. The term planar configuration, as used herein, is defined as a configuration in which flat
rings are arranged with some part of each ring lying in a plane that includes some part of each other ring
although each ring has a different tilt. This configuration is to be distinguished from a parabolic configuration.
The tilt of the flat concentric rings of the cooker permits sunlight to be focused at an area, about 5 inches in
diameter, obviating the need for the more expensive and difficult-to-manufacturer parabolic reflector, and is
more conducive to heating a cooking vessel.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Engineering |
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 31, 2022 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2022Volume: 21 |
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