Experimental Results of Cooking Tests in the Dry Season in a Subequatorial Country Using a Box-type Solar Cooker with an Inclined Receiving Surface Fitted with a Flat Reflector
D. Soro *
Département des Sciences et Technologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
M. Sidibé
Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Université FHB D’Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire.
K. Emmanuel Kone
Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Université FHB D’Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire.
Amal Bouich
Departament de Física Aplicada-IDF, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
B. Marí
Departament de Física Aplicada-IDF, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
Siaka Toure
Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Université FHB D’Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In this work, a box-type solar cooker with an inclined receiving surface with a flat reflector is designed and manufactured with less expensive materials available in the local market. Cooking tests were carried out during the great dry season in the south of Côte d'Ivoire, a subequatorial country, to assess the performance of the system. During these tests, the illumination (E) and temperatures at different places of the solar cooker were measured. The absorber temperature (Ta) rose above 100°C, which made it possible to cook eggs and yam stew with fish. The results obtained for these tests are satisfactory and very encouraging because the cooker produced allows sufficient temperatures to be reached for healthy cooking of food.
Keywords: Box-type solar cooker, energy, temperature, absorber