Research Article

Design, Construction, and Evaluation of the Performance of Dual-Axis Sun Trucker Parabolic Solar Cooker and Comparison of Cooker

Table 5

Design parameters of the constructed parabolic solar cooker.

No.ParameterResults

1Aperture diameter (Da)1.8 m
2Aperture area (Aa)2.54 m2
3Receiver diameter (Dr)0.16 m
4Receiver area (Ar)0.02 m2
5Depth of the parabola (d)0.30 m
6Focal length (f)0.67 m
7Rim angle (Q)67.38°
8Circumference of the circle (C)5.76 m
9The surface area of the paraboloid (As)2.81 m2
10Length of the circumference (L)5.76 m
11Concentration ratio (C)123.46