Research Article

Performance of a Pebble Bed Thermal Storage Integrated with Concentrating Parabolic Solar Collector for Cooking

Table 1

The results of parameters and dimensions of parabolic solar collector.

ParametersNomenclatureValuesUnit

Aperture diameter2.0[m]
Focus point0.544[m]
diameter of receiver0.05[m]
Rim angle85.17[°]
Edge radius1.0033[m]
Aperture area3.14[m2]
Area of absorber0.00785[m2]
Concentration ratio400[−]
Height of dish0.45[m]