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Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator for Cooking and Heating of Water

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Received: 31 October 2023     Accepted: 16 November 2023     Published: 6 December 2023
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Abstract

People who live in rural areas have been heating water and cooking by burning wood as their only source of energy. In addition to seriously polluting the environment, fuel wood poses a major threat to rural residents. This has made it necessary to look for a more environmentally friendly alternative energy source for heating and cooking immediately. Solar energy is now a viable technique for water heating and cooking, there aren't many installations of this technology in rural areas. There are many various kinds and designs of solar cookers and heaters. The design, construction, and performance assessment of a hybrid parabolic dish solar concentrator for heating and cooking are presented in this study. The hybrid parabolic dish concentrator consists of a parabolic dish, an absorber plate, mirror reflectors and galvanized pipes for the water heater. A galvanized pipe is design in a circular form and embedded inside the absorber plate for heating of water. Series of experiment were conducted for the designed system including the no load (stagnation test) and with load test. Results obtained from the study showed that the hybrid parabolic dish concentrator can attain high temperatures values. During the stagnation test, the hybrid concentrator attained 167°C and 142°C for the temperature of the concentrator and the absorber plate temperature respectively at 13:00 pm, while the highest temperature attained when the hybrid solar concentrator is loaded water was 131°C at 13:00 pm. The hybrid concentrator is able to achieve a working efficiency of 26.3%.

Published in Advances (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.advances.20230404.14
Page(s) 137-144
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Keywords

Solar Energy, Parabolic Dish, Concentrator, Solar Water Heater, Hybrid System

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    Gwani M, Muhammad Kangiwa U, Gado Abubakar A, Umar S. Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator for Cooking and Heating of Water. Advances. 2023;4(4):137-144. doi: 10.11648/j.advances.20230404.14

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  • Department of Physics, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

  • Department of Physics, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

  • Department of Physics, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

  • Department of Physics, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

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