A comprehensive review on solar cookers

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 1399-1421

  Cuce, Erdem ^a   Cuce, Pinar Mert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooking power; Efficiency; Exergy; PCM; Solar cooker

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; HEAT STORAGE; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ABSORBER PLATES; COMPLEX DESIGNS; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY PARAMETER; HEAT STORAGE MATERIALS; POWER OUT PUT; QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS; SOLAR COOKERS; SOLAR COOKING; THERMODYNAMIC ASSESSMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

COOKING APPLIANCE; EXERGY; INSULATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR COOKER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84870752584     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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