Innovative Solar Pressure Cooker with Parabolic Trough Concentrator using Water Vapor InnovSoPre

Khalil KASSMI, Noureddine EL MOUSSAOUI, Mohammed RHIAT, Ali LAMKADDEM, Rachid MALEK, Klemens SCHWARZER, Hamid CHAYEB, Najib BACHIRI

Abstract


In this paper, we propose the design and operation of a concentrating parabolic trough solar cooker, operating on water vapor. The principle of operation of this cooker is based on the concentration of solar radiation on a vacuum tube, containing two tubes, for which the cold water descending and the hot water rising towards the cooking pot (pressure cooker). The closure of the pot is ensured by a cover provided with a valve that releases the vapor of the water when the pressure in the pot reaches the value of 1.8 bar. The experimentation of the cooker, exposed to the sun, shows, for a solar irradiation intensity of 863 W/m2 and an ambient temperature of 37°C, cooking temperatures which reach 104°C after 22 min, heating power of 351.62 W and thermal efficiency of 34.18%. Heating water or cooking 1 kg of food (potatoes, etc.), under vapor in the pot, shows a heating or cooking temperature above 100°C for 30 min. The analysis of these results compared to the conventional heating of cookers by electricity, or butane, shows comparable temperatures and cooking times, and consequently the feasibility of the solar vapor cooker, under pressure, proposed in this work. Also, we can notice an interesting improvement compared to the concentration thermal cookers of the literature, with an improvement of the efficiency of 28% and a heating time reduced by 50%.

Keywords


Solar thermal energy; innovative concentrating parabolic trough solar cooker; solar water pressure cooker; water vapor cooking; efficiency and thermal power

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