Joel Howard Goodman
4 identical reflector full segments
Stand-alone solar cooker study notes
March 19-2015 JH Goodman
In reconsideration of the weighted base in previous studies, a weighted base may not be needed because the weight of the food and pot can stabilize the solar cooker during moderate wind gusts. The weighted base previous form work however may be of interest modified to not hold concrete, sand or stones, easing the base component manufacturing process (injection molding, 3d printing, etc.) and this would have the pot holder and cooker inclination structure to resolve. Full identical reflector quadrant segments would reduce the number of reflector types to only one segment shape. A study in progress, continuing…
Perhaps a more direct way forward for a very low cost solar cookers for refugee camps is to make an anodized aluminum reflector similar in shape to the cardboard “Cookit” solar cookers.
4 identical reflector full segments
Stand-alone solar cooker study notes
March 19-2015 JH Goodman
In reconsideration of the weighted base in previous studies, a weighted base may not be needed because the weight of the food and pot can stabilize the solar cooker during moderate wind gusts. The weighted base previous form work however may be of interest modified to not hold concrete, sand or stones, easing the base component manufacturing process (injection molding, 3d printing, etc.) and this would have the pot holder and cooker inclination structure to resolve. Full identical reflector quadrant segments would reduce the number of reflector types to only one segment shape. A study in progress, continuing…
Perhaps a more direct way forward for a very low cost solar cookers for refugee camps is to make an anodized aluminum reflector similar in shape to the cardboard “Cookit” solar cookers.