Research Article
Solar Cooker Study under Oman Conditions for Late Evening Cooking Using Stearic Acid and Acetanilide as PCM Materials
Table 4
Observed values of heat gained by water and heat stored by PCM.
| | Date | Load, kg | Max. solar intensity W/m2 | Acetanilide | Stearic acid | | , MJ | , MJ | , % | , % | , MJ | , MJ | , % | , % |
| | May 6 | 1 | 900 | 1.99 | 4.03 | 63 | 31 | — | — | — | — | | May 7 | 2 | 938 | 2.02 | 4.12 | 65 | 31 | — | — | — | — | | May 8 | 3 | 890 | 1.99 | 2.66 | 63 | 31 | — | — | — | — | | May 9 | 1 | 895 | — | — | — | — | 1.57 | 4.03 | 64 | 25 | | May 10 | 2 | 906 | — | — | — | — | 1.60 | 4.21 | 65 | 25 | | May 11 | 3 | 885 | — | — | — | — | 1.55 | 3.67 | 60 | 25 |
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recorded in year 2016.
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