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The use of solar energy for cooking in developing countries
Author(s) -
BRATTLE LESLEY V.,
IRVING ROGER J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1986.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - cooker , solar energy , environmental science , engineering , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering
Solar cooking has received considerable attention recently as an alternative to cooking with woodfuel. This paper determines the effective solar collection area required, and examines the different design features to optimize the available heat from a small collection area. A quasi‐parabola was developed and tested alongside two other prototypes. The locally‐made cooker was preferred by Sudanese women for its speed of cooking. Solar cooking was seen to have potential as a complementary means of cooking, especially for light foods.