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<strong>Solar</strong> <strong>Funnel</strong> <strong>Cooker</strong><br />

Prof. Celestino Rodrigues Ruivo<br />

Instituto Sup. Engenharia-Universidade do Algarve,<br />

Campus da Penha, 8005-139 Faro<br />

Portugal<br />

e-mail: cruivo@ualg.pt;<br />

Mobile: 00351918319210<br />

Tel: 00351289800166/00351289800100 (ext. 6571)<br />

Fax: 00351289888405<br />

Founder member of <strong>Solar</strong> <strong>Cooker</strong>s International Association


Material List<br />

Recipient: Black Pot<br />

Greenhouse devices: Two re-used windows<br />

of clothes washing machines<br />

Two corrugated polypropylene plates 90x65 (cm), thickness 3 a 5 mm<br />

Reflective foil<br />

Schema<br />

A1<br />

A2<br />

Piece A<br />

Fold line<br />

Cut line ( A4-A6)<br />

22.5º<br />

12.5<br />

65<br />

A6<br />

A7<br />

25<br />

Dimensions in cm<br />

A3<br />

A4<br />

65 25<br />

A5<br />

B1<br />

B3<br />

Piece B<br />

22.5º<br />

65<br />

12.5<br />

B2<br />

B5<br />

65 25<br />

B4


85 cm<br />

Setting up the cooker<br />

a) b)<br />

Fig. 1 Cooking with: a) high sun angle; and b) low sun angle


Mar/Sep<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 24ºN<br />

Latitude 24 ºN<br />

Jun<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 24ºN<br />

Dec<br />

Mar/Sep<br />

Mar/Sep<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 32ºN<br />

Latitude 32 ºN<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 32ºN<br />

Jun<br />

Mar/Sep<br />

Dec<br />

Latitude 40 ºN<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 40ºN<br />

Mar/Sep<br />

12h (solar time)<br />

Lat 40ºN<br />

Jun<br />

Mar/Sep<br />

Dec

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