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Table 2. Evaluation of solar cookers according to characteristics ( I Part )

Name of the cookers

Von oppen

 

Box type

 

Garg type

 

Four mirror

 

Code

PRD1

 

BWM1

 

BSM 1d

 

BFF1

 

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

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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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