Performance Evaluation of Locally Designed and Produced Parabolic Solar Cooker

Samuel Jacob Aliyu; Chiebuka Timothy Nnodim; Kazeem Rasaq Adebayo; Adedayo Aaron Banji

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Performance Evaluation of Locally Designed and Produced Parabolic Solar Cooker

Samuel Jacob Aliyu, Chiebuka Timothy Nnodim, Kazeem Rasaq Adebayo, Adedayo Aaron Banji

Published in International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science (Volume 6, Issue 4)

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Despite being able to supply beyond energy required for global use, the sun is still being greatly under-utilized possibly due to the availability of alternative sources of energies which are finite, costly, and far more hazardous. The aim of this research work is to seek better ways of utilizing the luminous flux (luminous energy emitted per second) or power from solar radiation, which is renewable, pollution free and which is freely available to mankind to generate heat or power required for cooking and for related needs of a cooker. The solar cooker, which is a family size type was designed (with the design specification temperature of 180°C) which was constructed and tested between the periods of 9.00 am and 4.00 pm during sun shine days. The maximum temperature attained was 140°C. The parabolic solar cooker has four panel booster reflectors (with rectangular plane mirrors on each booster reflector) each of which is detachable and a mechanical device is provided to constantly tilt the reflectors in the azimuthally direction so as to track the sun. These reflectors reflect the sun rays which falls incident on it to a focal point which give solar energy of high intensity. A known size pot was positioned with aid of a potholder on the focal point. The use of the parabolic cooker will help tremendously in the conservation of fossil fuel energy. However, on the sunny and cloudless days, the cooker can work effectively for various cooking purposes at almost the same rate as the conventional stoves. The efficiency of the cooker was determined and recorded. Finally, the cooker could be more efficient if the entire reflector surfaces of the cooker can be able to radiate heat energy from all its surfaces to the focal point. The cooker could be used for cooking on sunny days and in areas where electricity availability is questionable in terms of supply.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijees.20210604.14
Page(s)	96-106
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Reflector, Parabolic Solar Cooker, Temperature, Energy, Luminous, Efficiency

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Samuel Jacob Aliyu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
Chiebuka Timothy Nnodim

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
Kazeem Rasaq Adebayo

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
Adedayo Aaron Banji

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

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