Development of Low Cost Tubular Type Indigenous Solar Cooker

V.P. Sethi; Rupinder Pal Singh; Sumathy K

doi:10.52151/jae2013502.1514

Authors

V.P. Sethi Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 Author
Rupinder Pal Singh Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 Author
Sumathy K Dept. of Mechanical Engg., North Dakota State University, Fargo-58102, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2013502.1514

Keywords:

Solar cooker, cooking power, First figure of merit, Second figure of merit, low cost, motorbike tube

Abstract

Alow cost tubular type indigenous solar cooker was developed using an inflated rubber tube of a motorbike. The

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