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arabera Mike Leonard 14 years ago

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Harnessing the Sun for Cooking

Solar ovens leverage the sun's energy to cook food, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to traditional cooking methods. The design of solar ovens varies, including parabolic, panel, and box cookers, each with unique advantages.

Harnessing the Sun for Cooking

Harnessing the Sun for Cooking

Designing a Solar Oven

Design Decisions
Black Pot
Angle for Winter
Insulation for Enclosure
Plastic for Durability
Grate for Convection
Box Cooker
Design Goals
Durable
Easy to Build
Local Materials
Inexpensive
Oven Types
Parabolic Cookers
Box Cookers
Panel Cookers

Cooking in the Solar Oven

Cooking
Orienting the Solar Oven
Heat Capacity of Food

Science of Solar Energy

Materials and Properties

Concrete

Rock

Brick

Phase Change Materials

Gas

Air

Liquid

Anti Freeze

Water

Collectors

Reflectors

Insulation

Enclosure

Glazing

Coating

Absorber

Solar System Components
Storage
Transfer Media
Collector
Capturing Energy
The Greenhouse Effect
Heat Transfer

Convection

Conduction

Radiation

The Sun
Finding South
Apparent Path
Interesting Properties