February 11, 2010 – 6:14 am
Initially, eliminate white or clear plastic material which shields each sides of cover. Do not place cover on floor – it may end up being damaged. Basic Guidelines 1. Solar cookers function best between 9:00am and 15:00pm whenever the sunlight shines most of each hour. Clear, dry places together with excellent sunlight tend to be [...]
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When you talk about solar energy to someone, think straight away of solar panels. Not all solar power is about solar panels, a parabolic solar oven has a much more practical use when it comes to cooking food. Parabolic Solar Oven While searching for ways to reduce the use of electricity, you might encounter solar [...]
There’s a complicated math formula for calculating the angle of a solar funnel for solar ovens, and the like. But fear not, the solar funnel math calculator is here. Enter the width and height of the funnel, and we’ll tell you the angle. Width: (x) Height: (y) It’s better to round up a degree or [...]
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The angle and size of solar funnel is interdependent. The idea is you want to reflect the suns energy into your solar box oven, that would have otherwise fallen outside the box. This is a cross section of the funnel and part of the oven. The solid vertical lines represent the inside of the solar [...]
February 28, 2008 – 6:25 pm
Adding a solar funnel to your solar oven will help it on marginal days. Square solar cookers work best, but if yours isn’t square, you’ll need 2 sides of different sizes. Square solar cookers just need the one size. The funnel fits on the inner box. Homemade Solar Concentrator Solar Funnel Outline Cut out four [...]
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February 3, 2008 – 9:09 pm
The Homemade Solar Cooker works well on most days, although there are a number of ways to improve it for more marginal days. The easiest way is to make the reflector as big as the outer box. More reflectors could be made separate to the Homemade Solar Oven. You’ll need a way to hold the [...]
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January 5, 2008 – 1:45 pm
Solar box cookers or solar box ovens are one of the easiest cookers to make, and they are very effective. You’ll need a few cardboard boxes, some foil, non toxic black paint, white glue, and an oven cooking bag. It’s a great way to start experimenting in Homemade Solar Concentrators. The two cardboard boxes need [...]
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