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Performance enhancement of concentrator type solar cooker by using phase change material

Jogesh Panjre, Abhay Kudare, Ramkumar Badkhane, Akash Ahirwar

Abstract


High temperature cookery with solar energy, such as roasting, frying, and baking, is frequently done at the focus point of parabolic dish concentrators. This causes the user to experience heat pain and increases their chance of getting burned or having their eyes damaged. A mechanism that stores latent heat in the phase-changing eutectic combination known as "solar salt" was created and tested, allowing for its storage in an insulated container and, when necessary, the ability to cook in the shadow of a kitchen. It took 110 minutes to charge and was able to hold heat at its 220°C melting point. During indoor cooking, it was simple to get a frying temperature of 170 to 180°C for the oil, and a single charge of heat was used to prepare 0.25 kg of potato chips in 17 minutes and a single charge was used to cook 0.6 kg of rice in two groups that took 20 minutes each.


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solar energy, phase-changing eutectic

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