Multi-criteria evaluation of cooking devices with special reference to utility of parabolic solar cooker (PSC) in India

Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 1215-1227

  Pohekar, S D ^a   Ramachandran, M ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Parabolic solar cookers; Scaling constants; Sensitivity analyses; Utility assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

KEROSENE STOVE; PARABOLIC SOLAR COOKERS; SCALING CONSTANTS; UTILITY ASSESSMENT;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SOLAR COOKER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 32844463459     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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