Solar cooker realizations in actual use: An overview

Yettou, F.; Azoui, B.; Malek, A.; Gama, Amor; Panwar, N. L.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.018

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“…Thus, solar cookers must have the ability to store heat to overcome these limitations and impracticalities during off-sunshine hours. Research and promotional schemes in the PCM field are necessary to ensure that solar cookers are viable and commercialized for future use [120][121][122]. The schematic diagram of a concentrating type solar cooker using PCM A-164 is presented in Figure 8.…”

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Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

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Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can be utilized for different applications in today’s world. The effective use of solar energy requires a storage medium that can facilitate the storage of excess energy, and then supply this stored energy when it is needed. An effective method of storing thermal energy from solar is through the use of phase change materials (PCMs). PCMs are isothermal in nature, and thus offer higher density energy storage and the ability to operate in a variable range of temperature conditions. This article provides a comprehensive review of the application of PCMs for solar energy use and storage such as for solar power generation, water heating systems, solar cookers, and solar dryers. This paper will benefit the researcher in conducting further research on solar power generation, water heating system, solar cookers, and solar dryers using PCMs for commercial development.

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Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

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“…At first glance, solar cookers seem to offer an ideal solution 109 to a range of problems in the developing world: deforestation through overharvesting of wood, health problems related to indoor fires, and loss of time in gathering ever scarcer firewood [5][6][7]. And engineers have done impressive technical work developing a range of efficient and workable solar cookers [8][9][10]. Unfortunately, these factors have not led to the widespread adoption of solar cooking [11].…”

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“…Solar cookers, in particular, offer an ideal solution to this problem: smokeless cooking done with abundant free energy. Engineers have done impressive technical work developing a range of efficient and workable solar cookers [8][9][10]. But this has not let to the widespread adoption of solar cookers [11].…”

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“…Because the solidification process occurs over a significant time duration at a known heat of solidification, they also offer the possibility of a long-lasting, steady-temperature heat source [8,[20][21][22].…”

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“…Latent heat storage systems have the advantage of lower temperature ranges and higher rates of energy storage per unit volume than sensible heat storage devices. Because the solidification process occurs over a significant time period at a known heat of solidification, they also offer the possibility of a long-lasting, steady-temperature source for cooking [8,[20][21][22]. More generally, thermal storage in solar power plants and cookers is extremely useful to ameliorate the variability issues typical of solar-based energy systems and to provide energy on demand [23][24][25][26].…”

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