Estimation of design parameters for thermal performance evaluation of box-type solar cooker

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1117-1126

  Kumar, Subodh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Box type solar cooker; F2 tests; Heat capacity; Heating characteristic curves; Optical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT; WATER;

COOKER TESTING; DESIGN PARAMETERS; SOLAR COOKERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

COOKER;

EID: 12444282653     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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