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Table 1 System size parameters and optical properties

From: Modeling, testing, and parametric analysis of a parabolic solar cooking system with heat storage for indoor cooking

Designation

First experimental device

Second experimental device

Unit

Concentrator

 Diameter

0.8

1.4

m

 Depth

0.08

0.16

m

 Focal length

0.5

0.77

m

 Total mass

5.1

24.7

kg

 Surface area

0.353

1.41

m2

 Mirror reflectance

0.85

*

 

Receiver

 Diameter

0.1

*

m

 Length perpendicular to the aperture

0.20

*

m

 Square sliding tube

0.4–0.6

0.7–0.9

m

 Insulation thickness

0.05

*

m

 Thickness

1.5

*

mm

 Mass

2.34

*

kg

 Surface area

0.079

*

m2

 Intercept factor

0.9

*

 

 Absorptance

0.8

*

 

Glass cover

 Diameter

0.12

*

m

 Thickness

6

*

mm

 Mass

0.23

*

kg

 Surface area

0.014

*

m2

 Absorptance

0.01

*

 

 Transmittance

0.8

*

 

Storage

 Diameter

 

0.12

m

 Length

 

0.65

m

 Insulation thickness

 

0.06

m

 Thickness

 

3.0

mm

 Mass

 

8.97

kg

 Surface area

 

0.26

m2

  1. *Same value in both systems