Simulation, Construction and Performance Evaluation of Solar Box Cooker

Abdulhamid A., Kulla D. M., Omisanya N. O., Umaru S., Kaisan M. U., Shaaba M. M.

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The values of first figure of merit (F1) and that of the second figure of merit (F2) were found to be 0.126 and 0.390 respectively. The values indicate the proper functionality of the solar box cooker. And the standardised stagnation temperature was found to be 104oC at an ambient temperature of 37oC and at solar radiation of 795.5W/m2. Also high solar intensity for experimental and simulation results were found to be 1070W/m2 and 1020W/m2 respectively. The co-efficient of determination (r2) for both the simulated and experimental results were found to be 98.8  and 94.1  respectively

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