Thermal performance evaluation of a latent heat storage unit for late evening cooking in a solar cooker having three reflectors

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 809-817

  Buddhi, D ^a   Sharma, S D ^b   Sharma, Atul ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evening cooking; Latent heat storage; Phase change material; Solar cooker; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

LIGHT REFLECTION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MELTING; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR COOKERS;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 0037374958     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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