Thermal performance study of box type solar cooker from heating characteristic curves

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-139

  Kumar, Subodh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Box type solar cooker; Pot water temperature; Solar radiation; Top heat loss coefficient; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT LOSSES; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WOOD;

BOX TYPE SOLAR COOKERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0041329683     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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