REVIEW ON THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS FOR SOLAR COOKING

Abstract

In this 21st century world, the requirement for energy is very high and cooking is the important process for the people to prepare food. It consumes more share of energy in developing countries. So, there is a critical need for the invention or development of alternative, suitable and economical methods of cooking. To reach the demands for further need of energy, solar is the best energy source to accomplish the energy requirements with eco-friendly to nature. The solar thermal collectors using heat storage materials absorb the solar energy and delivers constant heat for the cooking application. This review covers the various solar cooking techniques with different heat storage materials