Selection of best design continued --
Table 2. Evaluation of solar cookers according to characteristics ( I Part )
Name of the cookers |
Von oppen |
Box type |
Garg type |
Four mirror |
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Code |
PRD1 |
BWM1 |
BSM 1d |
BFF1 |
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Construction---------------------------------- Principle Radiation Dimension Aperture (m3) Focal length Intensification factor Reflector material Weight (kg) Stability Portaility ***** Efficiency Effective power (w) Degree of efficiency Max. temperature (oC) Cooking cap. (Kg) Number of pots Cooking hrs. (Hrs) Keeping warm (hrs) Roasting? Baking? Access to food ? Stirring? Repositioning? How often? Stray light General handling ***** Production Complicated? Duration (years) Local materials Costs (US $) Power costs (w/US%) Total |
- Reflector Direct 0.9x0.9x0.6 0.7 0.1 - Alu. Foil 4 Bad Excellent * ~ 250 50 170 2.5 1 9-16 0 Yes Fair Complicated Complicated Simple 20 Incon. Bad * ~ No 5 Exclusively 6 40 |
- - - 4 - - - - 4 1 4 * ~ 2 4 3 2 1 3 0 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 * ~ 4 2 4 4 4 66 |
- Absorber Global 0.6x0.6x0.2 0.1 2 - Mirror 8 Excellent Excellent * ~ 100 40 90 4 4 11-15 1 No O None No - None - Bad * ~ A little 5 Exclusively 44 2.3 |
- - - 4 - - - - 3 4 4 * ~ 0 3 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 * ~ 3 2 4 2 0 54 |
- Abs.+refl. Direct 0.6x0.6x0.1 0.4 - - Mirror 20 Excellent Good * ~ 160 50 140 4 4 10-16 1-5 No No None No Simple 30 None Bad * ~ A little 5 Exclusively 25 5.6 |
- - - 4 - - - - 3 4 3 * ~ 1 4 2 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 1 * ~ 3 2 4 3 3 62 |
- Abs. + refl. Direct 0.8x0.8x1.2 0.5 - 8 Mirrors 31 Good Good * ~ 170 45 250 3 2 10-16 2 Difficult Difficult None No Simple 30 None Bad * ~ Rather 5 Exclusively 44 3.9 |
- - - 4 - - - - 2 3 3 * ~ 1 3 4 2 2 2 4 - 0 0 0 3 3 4 1 * ~ 1 2 4 2 1 61 |
Source. GATE (1979)
Note. The cookers delivering 370, 470, and 570 W of output are getting the same marks, while only the four mirror model is shown to develop 250oC. This may be due to the fact that in Sobaco and Chinese types the cooking vessels were exposed to wind; better results could be obtained it they are enclosed as suggested.
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