TABLE 2. ( II Part ) Evaluation of solar cookers according to characteristics
Name of the cookers | Steam cooker | Indoor steam | Sobaco | Chinese | ||||
Code used in this review | IDT1 | IDT4 | PC 3 | PRA 2 | ||||
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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 Global 1.5x1x1.4 0.8 - - Cr-Ni-steel 60 Good Very bad * ~ 150 21 100 4 2 9-17 1 No No Complicated Complicated Very simple 120 None Good * ~ Rather 7 Exclusively 62 2.4 |
- - - 2 - - - - 0 3 0 * ~ 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 - 0 1 1 4 4 4 3 * ~ 1 2 4 1 0 48 |
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Reflector Global 3x1.5x1.5 3.6 - - Pol. Alu - Fixed Excellent * ~ 470 14 100 6 2 10-16 1 No No Yes Yes - - None Excellent * ~ Rather 10 Exclusively 150 3.1 |
- - - 2 - - - - 2 4 0 * ~ 4 0 1 4 2 2 2 - 0 4 4 2 4 4 4 * ~ 1 4 4 0 1 57 |
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Reflector Direct 2.5x1.8x2 1.7 - - - 70 Good Very bad * ~ 370 28 180 5 2, special 8-16 0.5 Yes Yes Complicated Difficult Simple 10 Slight Bad * ~ Yes 10 Mostly 300 1.2 |
- - - 0 2 - - - 0 3 0 * ~ 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 0 3 0 3 1 * ~ 0 4 3 0 0 48 |
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Reflector Direct 1.8x1.6x1 - - - - 100 Excellent Very bad * ~ 560 36 180 5 2 9-17 0 Yes No Yes Yes Complicated 15 Incon. Good * ~ Rather 10 Exclusively 70 8 |
- - - 3 - - - - 0 4 0 * ~ 4 2 4 4 2 4 0 4 0 4 4 1 1 1 3 * ~ 1 4 4 0 3 60 |
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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