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