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Bihter Arabacigil

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Numan Yuksel

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Atakan Avci

THE USE OF PARAFFIN WAX IN A NEW SOLAR COOKER WITH INNER AND OUTER REFLECTORS

ABSTRACT
In this paper, the potential use and effectiveness of paraffin wax in a new solar cooker was experimentally investigated during daylight and late evening hours. For these experiments, a cooker having an inner reflecting surface was designed, constructed by filling paraffin wax and metal shavings. The side- and sub-surface temperatures of the paraffin wax in the cooker are measured in the summer months of June and July. The thermal efficiency of the cooker was tested on different conditions. The results show that the optimum angle of the outer reflector is 30°. Here, the peak temperature of the paraffin wax in the solar cooker was 83.4 °C. The average solar radiation reflected makes a contribution of 9.26% to the temperature of paraffin wax with the outer reflector. The solar cooker with the outer reflector angle of 30° receives also reflected radiation from the inner reflectors. Besides, the heating time is decreased to approximately 1 hour. The designed solar cooker can be effectively used with 30.3% daily thermal efficiency and paraffin wax due to the amount of energy stored.
KEYWORDS
solar energy, solar cooker, energy storage, phase change, paraffin wax, inner reflector
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2012-10-22
PAPER REVISED: 2013-04-08
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2014-01-13
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2014-04-05
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI121022031A
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2015, VOLUME 19, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [1663 - 1671]
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