Potential of phase change materials and their effective use in solar thermal applications: A critical review

V Goel, A Saxena, M Kumar, A Thakur… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Potential of the thermal energy storage materials especially phase change materials (PCM)
is great support to the thermal systems for their performance enhancement especially for …

Design and performance characteristics of a solar box cooker with phase change material: A feasibility study for Uttarakhand region, India

A Kumar, A Saxena, SD Pandey, SK Joshi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, the thermal performance of a low-cost solar box cooker (SBC) has been
improved through the concept of extended fins and heat storage medium. To achieve the …

A fully analytical model of a box solar cooker with sensible thermal storage

S Verma, S Banerjee, R Das - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A box-type solar cooker supplemented with a sensible heat storage medium (for nocturnal
cooking) has been analytically investigated. Unlike other available analytical studies where …

Optimum selection of phase change material for solar box cooker integrated with thermal energy storage unit using multi-criteria decision-making technique

BC Anilkumar, R Maniyeri, S Anish - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Various thermal energy storage (TES) materials are used to increase the efficacy of solar
cooker in off-sun hours. For the past few decades, phase change materials (PCMs) used as …

Solar cooker with tracking-type bottom reflector: An experimental thermal performance evaluation of a new design

MA Tawfik, AA Sagade, R Palma-Behnke, M Hanan… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To fulfil the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, the solar cooker is
one of the key devices. The objective of this work is to propose a new design of solar cooker …

Mathematical modeling and experimental validation of the thermal performance of a novel design solar cooker

AM Khallaf, MA Tawfik, AA El-Sebaii, AA Sagade - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work is aimed to report a new design of a solar cooker named as Quonset solar
cooker (QSC). The cooker provided with transparent, lightweight and durable dome-shape …

Design and thermal performance investigation of a box cooker with flexible solar collector tubes: An experimental research

A Saxena, E Cuce, GN Tiwari, A Kumar - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, solar cookers have been technologically promoted by most of the national
governments as renewable and sustainable cooking system round the globe. In the present …

Performance comparison of two solar cooking storage pots combined with wonderbag slow cookers for off-sunshine cooking

A Mawire, K Lentswe, P Owusu, A Shobo, J Darkwa… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Two similar storage cooking pots are experimentally evaluated and compared during solar
cooking and storage off-sunshine cooking periods. One storage pot has sunflower oil as the …

An experimental comparative analysis of the appropriateness of different sensible heat storage materials for solar cooking

A Saxena, SK Joshi, P Gupta, V Tirth… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a significant energy source of outstanding sustainability, mainly used for
heating and power production. There are numerous energy storage materials through which …

Box type solar cookers with sensible thermal energy storage medium: A comparative experimental investigation and thermodynamic analysis

PM Cuce - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Box type solar cookers with and without thermal energy storage are experimentally analysed
within the scope of this research for characteristic continental climatic conditions of Bayburt …