Thermal Performance Comparison and Augmentation of Two Identical Box-Type Solar Cookers Operating in Tropical Climatic Conditions

Md. Reyaz Arif; Mohammad Athar Khan; Md. Azhar; Naiem Akhtar; Md. Meraj

doi:10.1115/1.4050323

journal article Mar 31, 2021

Thermal Performance Comparison and Augmentation of Two Identical Box-Type Solar Cookers Operating in Tropical Climatic Conditions

Md. Reyaz Arif Mohammad Athar Khan Md. Azhar Naiem Akhtar Md. Meraj

Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications Vol. 13 No. 6 · ASME International

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Abstract

Abstract
In the present study, experimental studies have been performed to compare the thermal performance of two geometrically identical box type solar (B-T-S) cookers. To carry out this aim, the thermal performance of BTS cooker in terms of figure of merits, namely, first figure of merit (F1) and second figure of merit (F2) are calculated for both cookers as specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). At no-load condition (i.e., stagnation test), it is found that first figure of merit for both cookers that is cooker 1 and cooker 2 is around 0.12. This implies that both the cookers are identical in thermal performance. In addition to this, the effect of lugs height, reflector, number of pots, and load on B-T-S cooker performance have also been investigated. From the results and discussion, it is concluded that the use of lugs reduced the heat transfer rate between cooking pot and absorber plate. Further, it is found that the pot content temperature is enhanced by 25.5% and 23.4% by using mirror and aluminum reflector with cooker, respectively. However, it is observed that the performance parameters of B-T-S cooker in terms of F2 increases linearly with the increase of number of cooking pot (with correlation F2 = 0.0316n + 0.2238, where n is the number of pots) and load (correlation as F2 = 0.0451 m + 0.1844, where m is the mass of water in cooking pot) on the pot.

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Published: Mar 31, 2021
Vol/Issue: 13(6)
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Authors

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Md. Reyaz Arif

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

M

Mohammad Athar Khan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

M

Md. Azhar

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Mukhtar Ahmad Nadvi Technical Campus, Malegaon 423203, Maharashtra, India

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Naiem Akhtar

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

M

Md. Meraj

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, Delhi, India

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Aligarh Muslim University

Cite This Article

Md. Reyaz Arif, Mohammad Athar Khan, Md. Azhar, et al. (2021). Thermal Performance Comparison and Augmentation of Two Identical Box-Type Solar Cookers Operating in Tropical Climatic Conditions. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050323

Thermal Performance Comparison and Augmentation of Two Identical Box-Type Solar Cookers Operating in Tropical Climatic Conditions

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