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![]() by Staff Writers Omu-Aran, Nigeria (SPX) Mar 09, 2022
A new design for a solar cooking system may help rural communities prepare food more sustainably, reports a new study. The materials used in this system should be easily accessible for people in places where there are few options besides burning wood or coal. Engineers in Nigeria have developed an improved solar cooking system that is designed to replace cooking over fires made with coal, wood, or other materials, reports a new study in Frontiers in Energy Research. There are still many parts of the world where people cook directly over such fires, which is damaging for the environment as well as the local community's health. This new approach combines two conventional solar oven designs and aims to provide a cleaner and healthier alternative. "Cooking by the burning of firewood and other non-environmental and non-eco-friendly fuels is still predominant in most developing countries, especially among the people living in rural areas and some urban cities," said lead author Dr Clement A. Komolafe, of Landmark University. "In order to discourage the use of hazardous fuels for cooking, we thought of combining the solar box and parabolic dish types to produce one novel solar cooking system using locally sourced materials."
A combination of two designs This latest cooker combines both approaches to capture even more heat. The initial tests showed that the cooker obtained heating power (wattage) of up to 58.2W, which was enough to boil water, as well as cook rice and plantains. This performance compares well with current trends in solar cooking technologies. Design features also include making it easy for one person to operate and simple to assemble. In addition, no special training would be needed to use the device.
Locally sourced parts and materials "The next steps include design modifications to further reduce the rate of heat loss through the wall of the cooking box for better efficiency," said Komolafe. "For quick redistribution of this new device design to rural communities, we're inviting interested Individuals, corporate organizations, and government parastatals to sponsor or partner in the project."
Research Report: "Design, Fabrication, and Thermal Evaluation of a Solar Cooking System Integrated With Tracking Device and Sensible Heat Storage Materials"
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