Investigation and performance analysis of Scheffler reflector solar cooking system integrated with sensible and latent heat storage materials

Abstract

In this present research work, Scheffler reflector is taken to supply heat to specially designed cooker having sensible and latent heat storage materials. Here, three different types of sensible heat storage materials like sand, pebbles and iron balls and acetamide as latent heat storage materials. Experiments have conducted with sensible and latent heat storage materials during the month of March and April 2018. For cooking purpose, rice and water have been used. After series of experiments, it has been found that the solar cooking with the sand?acetamide and pebbles?acetamide pair of sensible and latent heat storage found productive as compared with iron balls?acetamide pair for evening cooking and rice found adequately in it. Also, sand?acetamide and pebbles?acetamide pair found 3 to 3.5 times more heat compared with Iron balls?acetamide pair.