Performance Analysis of Scheffler Solar Concentrator for Cooking Purpose

The parabolic dish solar collector is very useful for all solar energy applications such as heating purpose, cooking purpose, power generations, etc. The experimental investigations were carried out to determine the performance of concentrating parabolic dish collector with different polymeric reflecting films as a reflector. There are three polymeric films use such as an aluminum polymer, silver polymer, and gold chrome polymer film. A parabolic collector having aperture diameter, depth, focal height and point for fabrication. The pot was filled with a suitable quantity of rice. The solar radiation, pot temperature, ambient temperature, cooking time and temperature were recorded. The thermal efficiency, useful energy and cooking power are calculated.