Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers

The size and shape of solar box cooker is determined by the volume of the vessel, which in turn depends on the number of family members. The primary objective of this study is to overcome the obstacles inhibiting researchers from crafting solar box cookers tailored to their specific research needs,...

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Main Authors: Maammeur Hocine, Rouag Amar, Belatrache Djamel, Bendaoud Bencherki, Moussaoui Yacine
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:Annals of West University of Timisoara: Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2024-0007
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Rouag Amar
Belatrache Djamel
Bendaoud Bencherki
Moussaoui Yacine
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description The size and shape of solar box cooker is determined by the volume of the vessel, which in turn depends on the number of family members. The primary objective of this study is to overcome the obstacles inhibiting researchers from crafting solar box cookers tailored to their specific research needs, as well as hindrances preventing manufacturers from effectively bringing them to market. This experimental study aims to identify two novel optimal volumetric efficiencies (VE1 and VE2) to minimize cooking time. To achieve this goal, we employed two identical solar box cookers made from the same materials and four vessels. The results obtained clearly show that the absorber temperature reached a maximum value of 124.9 °C and the boiling time was the shortest 02h50 when the first volumetric efficiency VE1 had the least value of 6.2% and the second volumetric efficiency VE2 had the greatest value of 100%. It is concluded that these two volumetric efficiencies could serve as benchmark parameters for future research, providing a standardized reference for developing solar box cookers of varied shapes and sizes under the same climatic conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-db457b16c8da466cbc192b5c81483e922024-12-16T08:58:16ZengSciendoAnnals of West University of Timisoara: Physics2784-10572024-12-016619511710.2478/awutp-2024-0007Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box CookersMaammeur Hocine0Rouag Amar1Belatrache Djamel2Bendaoud Bencherki3Moussaoui Yacine41Department of renewable energies, University Kasdi Merbah, 30000Ouargla, Algeria1Department of renewable energies, University Kasdi Merbah, 30000Ouargla, Algeria1Department of renewable energies, University Kasdi Merbah, 30000Ouargla, Algeria4Laboratory of Mechanical Control, Tests, Measurements and Simulations, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Hassiba Benbouali Chlef, Algeria5Faculty of Mathematics and Material Sciences, University Kasdi Merbah, 30000Ouargla, AlgeriaThe size and shape of solar box cooker is determined by the volume of the vessel, which in turn depends on the number of family members. The primary objective of this study is to overcome the obstacles inhibiting researchers from crafting solar box cookers tailored to their specific research needs, as well as hindrances preventing manufacturers from effectively bringing them to market. This experimental study aims to identify two novel optimal volumetric efficiencies (VE1 and VE2) to minimize cooking time. To achieve this goal, we employed two identical solar box cookers made from the same materials and four vessels. The results obtained clearly show that the absorber temperature reached a maximum value of 124.9 °C and the boiling time was the shortest 02h50 when the first volumetric efficiency VE1 had the least value of 6.2% and the second volumetric efficiency VE2 had the greatest value of 100%. It is concluded that these two volumetric efficiencies could serve as benchmark parameters for future research, providing a standardized reference for developing solar box cookers of varied shapes and sizes under the same climatic conditions.https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2024-0007solar boxboiling timewater temperature
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Rouag Amar
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Bendaoud Bencherki
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Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers
Annals of West University of Timisoara: Physics
solar box
boiling time
water temperature
title Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers
title_full Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers
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title_full_unstemmed Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers
title_short Experimental Investigation on Two Novel Standard Parameters to Improve The Performance of Solar Box Cookers
title_sort experimental investigation on two novel standard parameters to improve the performance of solar box cookers
topic solar box
boiling time
water temperature
url https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2024-0007
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