Solar cookers with and without thermal storage-A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 691-701

  Muthusivagami, R M ^a   Velraj, R ^a   Sethumadhavan, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Box type cooker; Concentrating type cooker; Indirect cooker; Phase change material; Solar cooker; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING TYPE COOKER; CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; DRIVING FORCES; END-USES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL PRICES; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; HIGH STORAGE DENSITY; INDIRECT COOKER; NOVEL CONCEPT; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RUNNING COST; SCALE UTILIZATION; SOLAR COOKERS; SOURCES OF ENERGY; TEMPERATURE SWINGS; THERMAL STORAGE;

BUOYANCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLYWHEELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT STORAGE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SUN; THERMAL ENERGY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 72049104200     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.08.018     Document Type: Review

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