Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Open Access
  • Year: 2003
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 4

Design, Development and Testing of a Community Size Solar Cooker

  • Author:
  • NS Rathore, S Kothari
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 37 to 42

Department of Renewable Energy Sources College of Technology & Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001.

Abstract

A community size solar cooker capable of cooking 8 kg. of food per day for meeting the requirement of about 35–40 people has been designed and developed. The pay back period of cooker varies between 0.75 to 2.60 years depending upon fuel it replaces.