Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RicardoEBRF_DISSERT.pdf: 4014057 bytes, checksum: 4ee7665398e3d4e0b140690a65f6b5c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-28 / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte / Given the growing environmental crisis caused by degradation, mainly due to the use of polluting energy sources, increasing the growing use of renewable energies worldwide, with emphasis on solar energy, an abundant supply and available to everyone, which can be harnessed in several ways: electricity generation; dehydration of food; heating, disinfection and distillation and cooking. The latter has as its primary feature the viability of clean, renewable energy for society, combating ecological damage caused by large-scale use of firewood for cooking foods, use in tropical countries with high solar radiation, and has funding NGOs throughout the world with the goal of achieving low-income population. The proposed project consists of a solar cooker for concentration, working from the reflection of sunlight by a hub that they converge to a focal point at the bottom of the pot, getting lots of heat. The solar cooker under study consists of two elliptical reflecting parabolas made from the recycling of scrap TV antenna, having 0.29 m? of surface area for each antenna, which were covered by multiple mirrors of 2 mm thick and mounted on a metal structure, with correction for the mobility of the apparent movement of the sun. This structure was built with the recycling of scrap metal, possessing a relatively low cost compared with other solar cookers, around US$ 50.00. This cost becomes negligible, since that will involve a great benefit to not have fuel costs for each meal, unlike the use of gas or firewood for cooking food. The tests show that the cooker has reached the maximum temperature of 740 ? C, for boiling water in an average time of 28 minutes, cooking various types of foods such as potatoes, rice and pasta in an average time of 45 minutes and still going as a solar oven, making pizza baking and meat. These cooking times do not differ much from the cooking times on a gas stove, it becomes the solar cooker as a good consumer acceptance, and furthermore not to deliver the same gases that can poison the food as with the wood stove. Proves the viability of using the stove to cook or bake in two daily meals for a family, still presenting a position to improve his performance with the addition of new materials, equipment and techniques / Diante da crescente crise ambiental provocada pela degrada??o, principalmente devido ao uso de fontes energ?ticas poluentes, cada vez mais, vem crescendo o uso de energias renov?veis em todo o mundo, tendo destaque para a energia solar, uma fonte abundante e dispon?vel a todos, que pode ser aproveitada de diversas maneiras como: gera??o de eletricidade; desidrata??o de alimentos; aquecimento, desinfec??o e destila??o de ?gua e coc??o. Este ?ltimo tem como aspecto primordial a viabiliza??o de energia limpa e renov?vel para a sociedade, combatendo os danos ecol?gicos causados pela utiliza??o em larga escala de lenha para o cozimento de alimentos, tendo utiliza??o em pa?ses tropicais com altos ?ndices de radia??o solar, possuindo financiamento de ONGS por todo o mundo com objetivo de atingir a popula??o de baixa renda. O projeto proposto consta de um fog?o solar ? concentra??o, funcionando a partir da reflex?o dos raios solares por um concentrador que converge os mesmos para um ponto focal no fundo da panela, recebendo grande quantidade de calor. O fog?o solar em estudo ? composto por duas par?bolas refletoras de forma el?ptica feitas a partir do reaproveitamento de sucatas de antena de TV, possuindo 0,29 m? de ?rea superficial para cada antena, que foram cobertas por m?ltiplos espelhos de 2 mm de espessura e montadas em uma estrutura met?lica com mobilidade para a corre??o do movimento aparente do sol. Esta estrutura foi constru?da com o reaproveitamento de sucata, possuindo um custo relativamente baixo, quando comparado com outros fog?es solares, em torno R$ 100,00. Este custo torna-se insignificante, uma vez que promover? um grande benef?cio em n?o possuir gastos com combust?vel para cada refei??o, diferente do uso do g?s ou de lenha para cozinhar alimentos. Os ensaios mostram que o fog?o chegou ? temperatura m?xima de 740?C, realizando a ebuli??o de ?gua em um tempo m?dio de 28 minutos, cozinhando diversos tipos de alimentos, como batata, arroz e macarr?o em um tempo m?dio de 45 minutos e ainda funcionando como forno solar, realizando o assamento de pizza e carnes. Esses tempos de cozimento n?o diferem muito dos tempos de cozimento em um fog?o ? g?s, fato que obt?m ao fog?o solar uma boa receptividade aos consumidores, al?m do mesmo n?o emitir gases que podem intoxicar os alimentos como no caso do fog?o a lenha. Comprova-se a viabilidade da utiliza??o do fog?o para cozinhar ou assar em duas refei??es di?rias para uma fam?lia, apresentando ainda condi??es de melhorar sua performance com adi??o de novos materiais, equipamentos e t?cnicas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PedroHAV_DISSERT.pdf: 2659101 bytes, checksum: 089bb4653a9ce23c256b8c7cfed002c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-26 / The proposed design provides a solar furnace alternative, box-like, low-cost operation to be used in cooking, comprising three scrap tires to make the recycling thereof. The tires were coupled to each other, forming an enclosure, which stood on its bottom covered by a parable multiple mirrors made from a urupema (sieve indigenous) and the inner sides of the oven aluminum sheet painted black, obtained from beer cans, thus being made to obtain the increase in the concentration of solar radiation incident on the inside of the prototype studied. Two tires were attached, leaving an air layer between them, with the function of thermal insulation. The third tire aimed to support the other two and thermally insulate the bottom of the oven. Externally was placed a metal frame with flat mirrors to reflect the incident rays into the oven, having a mobility to correct the apparent motion of the sun. Its primary feature is the viability of clean, renewable energy to society by tackling the ecological damage caused by the large-scale use of wood for cooking food. The tests show that the furnace reached the maximum temperature of 123.8 ?C and baking various foods such as pizza, bun, and other lasagne in an average time 50 minutes. Proves the feasibility of using the oven. Presenting still able to improve their performance with the addition of new materials, equipment and techniques / O projeto proposto apresenta um forno solar alternativo, tipo caixa, de baixo custo para ser utilizado na opera??o de coc??o, composto por tr?s sucatas de pneus, para fazer a reciclagem dos mesmos. Os pneus foram acoplados entre se, formando um recinto, onde se colocou em sua parte inferior uma par?bola coberta por m?ltiplos espelhos confeccionada a partir de uma urupema (peneira ind?gena) e nas laterais internas do forno chapas de alum?nio pintadas da cor preta, obtidas de latas de cerveja, sendo feito assim para a obten??o do aumento na concentra??o da radia??o solar incidente no interior do prot?tipo estudado. Dois pneus foram unidos, ficando uma camada de ar entre eles, com a fun??o de isolante t?rmico. O terceiro pneu teve a finalidade de suporte para os outros dois e isolar termicamente o fundo do forno. Externamente foi colocada uma estrutura met?lica com espelhos planos para refletir os raios incidentes para o interior do forno, possuindo uma mobilidade para a corre??o do movimento aparente do sol. O seu aspecto primordial ? a viabiliza??o de energia limpa e renov?vel para a sociedade, combatendo os danos ecol?gicos causados pela utiliza??o em larga escala de lenha para a coc??o de alimentos. Os ensaios mostram que o forno chegou ? temperatura m?xima de 123,8?C, assando v?rios alimentos como pizza, bolo, lasanha entre outros em um tempo m?dio de 50 minutos. Comprova-se a viabilidade da utiliza??o do forno. Apresentando ainda condi??es de melhorar seu desempenho com adi??o de novos materiais, equipamentos e t?cnicas

A promising and novel solar concentrator design has been thoroughly investigated and optimised. A prototype concentrator based on this novel geometry was validated using ray tracing techniques. This ray tracing demonstrated the comparative performance of this novel concentrator in regards to equivalent parabolic dishes. The effect of mirror surface normal errors on performance was established using Monte-Carlo based ray tracing code, which agreed well with the optical performance of this prototype which was determined experimentally. A need for low-cost solar cookers to replace bio-mass worldwide was identified, and the concentrator design was then developed as a low-cost solar oven. Despite existing in some number, no current design is able to achieve high performance at low-cost. An industrial partner, Dytecna, was initially involved in the process of this development of the system as a solar cooker. In support of a field trial for the solar cooker developed with Dytecna, a detailed thermal model of the oven was developed. A low-cost lightmeter was constructed and calibrated in order to measure the direct normal irradiance during the field trial in Italy. Laboratory work provided baseline results for the heating of various thermal masses in the oven. The Italian field trials provided a wealth of feedback into the design of the system and many valuable results. The solar cooker was able to bring 0.75L of water to the boil in 33 minutes with an average heat throughput of 203W. Important benchmark results and practical experience of several competing receiver materials was obtained; further lab testing provided more accurate measurements of the receivers' performances. The experiences of the Italian field trial were fed back into the design of a subsequent prototype, intended for a much larger field trial in Tanzania. Improvements in the hotplate, receiver material, and the oven were all incorporated into the design. Additionally, the structure of the solar cooker was redesigned to incorporate a low-cost wooden construction. Supporting work was conducted for the month long trial in which 8 solar cookers would be distributed to families in Tanzania. The field trial in Tanzania provided a wealth of user feedback into the design. At the same time the new solar cooker exceeded previously established performances in Italy. The new design was able to provide an average of 246W of heat to 1kg of water, which was brought to boiling point in 25 minutes. This represents a heating efficiency of 66% compared to the incident solar flux on the hotplate. In response to findings during the Tanzanian trials, further laboratory work was conducted into establishing the reflectivities of low-cost candidate mirror materials. Throughout all phases of the project the design of the solar cooker was refined and improved with the goal of a solar cooker design that could reach price-point, performance, and usability standards which would ensure market success.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 jailtonWG.pdf: 3426096 bytes, checksum: a6ff181ad34e9b5be394de7ebee923b3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-24 / An alternative box-type solar cooker built starting from the scrap of a tire and a scrap of old office chair is presented, which principles functions are the effect greenhouse and the concentration. The tire served as structure for making of is the baking enclosure where the absorber (roasting pan 20x30cm) of the solar is located, being re-covered for a glass blade for the generation of the greenhouse effect isolated lateral and having deep its and for a composite the plaster base and EPS. Segments of plain mirrors had been placed in the laterals of the oven/cook for the concentration of the radiation and a reflecting parable was introduced in the baking enclosure for the exploitation of the incident reflected radiation inside of the oven/cook. The oven/cook is mobile to allow one better aiming of exactly in relation to the apparent movement of the sun. The thermal economic and of materials viabilities of the stove/cook in study will be demonstrate. The average internal temperature of the absorber was around 152,3?C and the internal temperature around 110?C. Will demonstrate that toits low cost and good thermal performance, represents basic characteristics for the viability of large use of such archetype, mainly for cooking the decreases and averages temperatures. One will reveal that the archetype in study is competitive with the box-type solar cooker conceived in the whole world / Apresenta-se um forno/fog?o solar alternativo de baixo custo para ser utilizado nas opera??es de assar e cozinhar, que foi constru?do a partir de uma sucata de pneu. O pneu foi cortado na parte superior para aumentar a ?rea de capta??o da radia??o solar incidente. Utilizou- se comp?sito a base de gesso, EPS (poliestireno expandido) triturado e ?gua para revestir internamente a carca?a do pneu e o fundo da mesma para minimizar as perdas t?rmicas. Ser?o estudadas tr?s configura??es, onde ser?o utilizados dois tipos de par?bolas refletoras. Uma confeccionada a partir de uma tampa de prote??o de uma sucata de ventilador e outra a partir de uma urupema, peneira usada para comidas de milho. Acima da cobertura de vidro foi colocada uma estrutura com espelhos planos para refletir os raios incidentes para o interior do forno/fog?o solar. A estrutura de sustenta??o do forno/fog?o solar, com os movimentos necess?rios ao acompanhamento do movimento aparente do sol foi confeccionada utilizando uma sucata de cadeira girat?ria. O forno/fog?o solar proposto apresenta maior viabilidade para a opera??o de assar. Obteve-se uma temperatura m?xima no absorvedor em torno de 160? e interna em torno de 120?C. Demonstrar-se-? as viabilidades t?rmica, econ?mica e de materiais do forno/fog?o solar proposto

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RicardoFS_DISSERT.pdf: 1728822 bytes, checksum: b1de7d66ecdbf708be30f5dcf1f5d8fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Presents a composite formed by orthophthalic resin and fiber loading of carnauba straw. The fibers were first dried in direct sun exposure and subsequently ground into fodder for the reduction in size. Various formulations of the composite were preliminarily tested by choosing the one presenting the best processability in applying the mold. The composite produced is used for the manufacture of a parabolic surface subsequently coated with mirror segments, flexible plastic, for reflecting the solar rays incident on it. The reflective parable represents the main element of the solar cooker that works with the concentration of sunlight and has dimensions of 1.14 m in diameter and area of 1.0 m?. Manufacturing processes and assembly of solar cooker concentration produced are presented. The results of tests for cooking and baking various foods, including rice, pasta, beans, cake, cassava, shrimp, beef, breaded demonstrating the competitiveness of solar cooker studied with other stoves already manufactured and tested in Brazil are presented and in the world. It was also demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed composite for Prototypes manufacture of solar and other structures that do not require great efforts resistance / Apresenta-se um comp?sito formado por resina ortoft?lica e carga de fibra da palha da carna?ba. As fibras foram inicialmente secadas em exposi??o direta ao sol e posteriormente trituradas em forrageira para a diminui??o do seu tamanho. V?rias formula??es do comp?sito foram preliminarmente ensaiados, escolhendo-se a que apresentava a melhor processabilidade na aplica??o ao molde. O comp?sito produzido ? utilizado para a fabrica??o de uma superf?cie parab?lica, posteriormente revestida com segmentos de espelho pl?stico, flex?vel, para a reflex?o dos raios solares nela incidentes. A par?bola refletora representa o principal elemento do fog?o solar que trabalha com a concentra??o dos raios solares e possui dimens?es de 1,14m de di?metro e ?rea de 1,0m?. S?o apresentados os processos de fabrica??o e montagem do fog?o solar ? concentra??o produzido. S?o apresentados os resultados dos ensaios para o cozimento e assamento de v?rios alimentos, dentre eles arroz, macarr?o, feij?o, bolo, macaxeira, camar?o, carne, empanados que demonstraram a competitividade do fog?o solar estudado com outros fog?es j? fabricados e ensaiados no Brasil e no mundo. Tamb?m foi comprovada a viabilidade do comp?sito proposto para a fabrica??o de prot?tipos solares e outras estruturas que n?o requerem resist?ncia a grandes esfor?os

This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. As a part of their Integrated Solar Research collaboration between the two organizations, the project strives to contribute to the United Nations sustainable development goals. Most households in Kenya rely on wood, charcoal and other sources of fossil fuel to use for cooking food. Unfortunately, these fuels produce smoke that causes great problems for the environment and for human health and can, in the worst cases, be lethal. It is estimated that 23 000 Kenyans die yearly from household air pollution produced from the fossil fueled stoves. Using the sun to cook food is a cheap alternative to conventional methods that are also more sustainable as it does not produce any smoke. The aim of this research was to study, analyze and optimize the model of a solar cooker called a conical cooker. In order to improve a previously developed concept of the conical cooker, this project focuses on what material and manufacturing methods should be used. A functional means tree was used to generate concepts, which were then analyzed using tools such as EduPack and an evaluation matrix based on a developed specification of requirements. After analyzing all the plausible options, it was suggested that the conical body should be made from a 1 mm (gauge 19) stainless steel sheet that has been mechanically polished and then joined together by crimping to shape the cone. The resulting product would cost 1430 KSH to manufacture, which is just below the cost of today’s cooker. It is also produced to withstand corrosion damage as well as maintain a reflective surface in order to work as a sufficient solar cooking method. This would be a cheap alternative that reduces health risks among the citizens of Kenya. However, as a solar cooker, it must be used together with other solutions as the sun is not always available which is why the project is called the Integradet Solar Cooking project. / Denna kandidatuppsats är skriven som ett Minor Field Studies (MFS)-projekt och finansierades av SIDA, Sveriges biståndsmyndighet. Projektet genomfördes i samarbete Ingenjörer Utan Gränser Sverige och den lokala organisationen Asulma Centre i Nairobi. Som en del av ett samarbete mellan de två organisationerna strävar detta projekt efter att bidra till Förenta Nationernas hållbara utvecklingsmål. De flesta hushåll i Kenya förlitar sig på ved, kol och andra fossila bränslekällor för att laga mat. Tyvärr producerar dessa bränslen rök som orsakar stora problem för miljön och människors hälsa och kan i värsta fall vara dödliga. Uppskattningsvis dör 23 000 kenyaner årligen till följd av luftföroreningar i hemmet som produceras av spisar med fossila bränslen. Att använda solen för att laga mat är ett billigt alternativ till konventionella metoder som dessutom är mer hållbart eftersom det inte producerar någon rök. Syftet med denna forskning var att studera, analysera och optimera modellen för en solkokare som kallas en konisk kokare. För att förbättra ett tidigare utvecklat koncept av den koniska kokaren fokuserade detta projekt på vilket material och vilka tillverkningsmetoder som bör användas. Ett funktionsmedelträd användes för att generera koncept som sedan analyserades med hjälp av bland annat EduPack och en utvärderingsmatris som baserats på en framtagen kravspecifikation. Efter att ha analyserat alla möjliga alternativ föreslogs att den koniska kroppen bör tillverkas genom att skära ut önskad form ur en 1 mm rostfri stålplåt (gauge 19). Plåten i rostfritt stål ska sedan mekaniskt poleras och sedan sammanfogas med falsning för att forma konen. Den resulterande produkten skulle kosta 1430 KSH (112 SEK) att tillverka, vilket är strax under priset för dagens kokare. Den är också konstruerad för att motstå korrosionsskador och behålla en reflekterande yta för att fungera som en effektiv solkokningsmetod. Detta skulle vara ett billigt alternativ som minskar hälsoriskerna bland lokalbefolkningen i Kenya. En solkokare måste dock användas tillsammans med andra lösningar eftersom solen inte alltid är tillgänglig varför projektet kallas för det Integrerade solmatlagningsprojektet.

Solar energy is of huge interest due to the current situation with global warming. A number of solar technologies have been developed, such as photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, and solar water heating systems, to name a few. However, the technologies are being slowly implemented, and Botswana, with generous amounts of sun, is particularly suitable for solar energy. The opportunities were investigated due to the overwhelming and horrifying warnings echoed by many of the world's scientists regarding global warming. First, a handful of solar technologies were thoroughly investigated. A field study at Gakgatla village was then conducted, where the locals were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed, and solutions were suggested based on the identified needs of the locals. The biggest challenges identified were the lack of electricity in many of the households, parental figures not being supportive of the children's education, and theft. Additionally, many locals cooked with firewood. The most helpful solution but difficult to implement is photovoltaic panels. Solar water heating systems would also be helpful to the locals who predominantly had cold water. Additionally, solar cookers could help minimize exposure to hazardous smoke. Lastly, solar lamps could help students study during nighttime. Some locals also showed huge enthusiasm for what the future partnership with Botho University will bring. It is encouraged to develop a prototype of a solar cooker, particularly the parabolic solar cooker, in order to install solar cookers in Gakgatla village. Solar dryers would also greatly benefit the locals and are also suggested developments. Both of the mentioned solutions would help minimize the locals' exposure to the hazards of cooking with firewood. The solar dryers will also help eliminate bacteria by drying the food in a protected space inside a container.

Induction heating has become a popular alternative to other heat sources for stovetop cooking applications due to performance, efficiency, control response, and safety. The main drawback is that extreme difficulty is encountered when trying to head low-resistivity, non-ferromagnetic metals such as aluminum and copper, which are commonly used for cookware in several societies. The lack of ferromagnetic properties, resulting in no hysteresis dissipation, and low resistivity of such metals results in an impractically low resistance reflected through the work coil. The resultant impedance complicates inverter design, as it is too low to be efficiently driven with conventional inverter topologies. The magnitudes of current involved in exciting this impedance also severely impact the efficiency of the coil and resonant components, requiring extreme care in coil design. This work explores various techniques that have been proposed and/or applied to efficiently heat low-resistivity cookware and the associated limitations. A transformer-coupled series-load-resonant topology driven by a full-bridge inverter is proposed as a means of efficiently heating aluminum cookware within practical design constraints. The experimental circuit is built and successfully tested at an output power of 1.66kW. The procedure of optimizing the work coil for improved efficiency is also presented along with the procedure of measuring coil efficiency. An improved circuit incorporating switch voltage detection to guarantee zero-voltage switching is then built in order to overcome limitations of this design. / Master of Science