Design, Development and Testing of a Community Size Solar Cooker

Authors

  • NS Rathore Department of Renewable Energy Sources College of Technology & Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001 Author
  • S Kothari Department of Renewable Energy Sources College of Technology & Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2003404.1054

Abstract

A community size solar cooker capable of cooking 8 kg. of food per day for meeting the requirement of about 35-40 people has been designed and developed. The pay back period of cooker varies between 0.75 to 2.60 years depending upon fuel it replaces.

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References

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Nahar, N.M. 1986. Performance Studies on Different Models of Solar Cookers in Arid Zone Conditions of India. Proc. 7th Miami Int. Conf. on Alternative Energy Sources. Hemisphere publishing Corp., Washington, I: 431-9.

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Published

2003-12-31

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2003)

Section

Regular Issue

How to Cite

NS Rathore, & S Kothari. (2003). Design, Development and Testing of a Community Size Solar Cooker. Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India), 40(4), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2003404.1054