A framework for financial evaluation of a box-type solar cooker, using cost functions for its capital cost, has been developed. The annual benefits accrued to the user are quantified in terms of number of meals cooked per year and monetary worth of the fuel saved per meal. Expressions for some...

The top heat-loss factor (Ut) of a box-type solar cooker varies with plate temperature, wind heat-transfer coefficient and ambient temperature. A method for correlating Ut with these variables is presented for a cooker with double glazing. A set of equations is developed for correlating data...