Solar Cooker Study under Oman Conditions for Late Evening Cooking Using Stearic Acid and Acetanilide as PCM Materials

Table 1

Thermophysical properties of the phase change materials.

Name	Stearic acid	Acetanilide
Chemical structure	C17H35CO2H	C8H9NO
Molecular weight, g/mol	284.4772	135.17
Melting point, °C	69.5	114–116
Heat of fusion, J/g	192.09	162.90
Density, kg/m^3	847	1219