National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Alternative energy sources are contributing major energy requirements especially solar energy of the world’s population particularly in developing countries. In the present research work, a thermal performance of box type solar cooker was analysed according to the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) international test procedure and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The experiments were conducted in order to determine the first figure of merit (F1), the second figure of merit (F2) and standard cooking power (Ps). It was observed that two figure of merits (F1, and F2), standard cooking power (Ps) and thermal efficiency of solar cooker were 0.1084, 0.31, 58.41 watt, and 37.76%, respectively. The economic feasibility was determined by comparing it with LPG and fuel wood. The payback period was found 1.08 years and 0.49 year, respectively when LPG and fuel wood was replaced by developed box type solar cooker. Finally, the results indicated that the cooker has a good reliability for cooking food and boiling water.
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