CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A SOLAR COOKER
Abstract
Thisstudyfocusesontheconstructionandperformanceevaluationofaparabolicdish
solarcookerasasustainablecookingsolution.Motivatedbytheincreasingneedfor
renewableenergysourcesandthedetrimentaleffectsoftraditionalcookingmethods,
thisresearchaimstoaddressenergyscarcity,deforestation,andindoorairpollution.
Thisprojectfocusesondesigningandconstructingaparabolicdishsolarcookerusing
locallyavailablematerials.Weevaluateditsperformanceintermsofconcentrating
sunlightontoaprecisefocalpoint,calculatedgeometricallytobe33.7cm.Theaccurate
positioningofthisfocalpointiscrucialforefficientcooking.Ourresultsshowthatthe
cookergeneratessufficientheat,demonstratedbyheating1literofwaterin31minutes.
Thevalueofthefocallength,33.7cm,simplymeansit'shalfoftheradius,acrossthe
curvaturecontainedintheareaofthedish.Thestudyalsoassessesthefeasibilityof
usingthesolarcookerineverydaycookingapplications,particularlyinruralandoff-grid
areas,whereaccesstoconventionalenergysourcesislimited.Theresearchexplores
thehistoryandprinciplesofsolarcooking,specificallyfocusingonparabolicdish
cookers,theiradvantages,limitations,andrecentadvancements.Thesignificanceof
thisstudyliesinitspotentialtocontributetothewideradoptionofsolarcooking
technology,promotingenvironmentalsustainabilityandalleviatingenergypoverty
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