Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Parabolic Solar Cooker in Tropical Environment of India

Abstract

The work presented in this article consists of evaluating the techno-economic feasibility of parabolic solar cooker using energy, exergy and overall thermal efficiency for technological feasibility. In addition, useful energy required for cooking, using the solar cooker has also been calculated in this article. For evaluation of economic feasibility capital cost, maintenance costs and payback period have been calculated. Also, to estimate the annual energy saved and costs of energy saved, cooking power of the parabolic solar cooker and the estimated energy content of LPG cylinder used in BHU hostel is calculated. The practical experiment on parabolic solar cooker at Centre for Energy and Resources Development, IIT BHU, and face-to-face interview by cooks of Triveni Girls Hostel, BHU, has been conducted to collect the required experimental data. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.