So far, building the solar cooker has been pretty fun. We made a parabolic, and it's easier than I expected. I didn't learn much so far, though, to be honest. Right now, we're planning to have two legs that hold up the frame and have notches on them for adjustment. I'm not sure if we're finished with that yet, though, because I wasn't there today, since I got another ear infection and the doctor advised me to stay home. I think it will cook effectively because our fresnel lens seems to work pretty well. We used it the other week and we actually got a paper towel to almost burn. That's pretty much all I have to say. Thanks for reading.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Solar Cooker
Well, for science (physics) I need to make a solar cooker. A solar cooker is something that allows you to cook using the power of the sun. There are three types of solar cookers; including parabolic, box, and panel. I am writing this blog post to help me decide what kind of solar cooker to make. I don't know how to word that sentence to get my point across, but you get it, right?
I am probably going to try to convince my group to make a box cooker. Box cookers seem the cheapest out of all of them. This is supposed to be for a developing country, so they won't be able to afford it. Box cookers also seem to be a bit more easy to make. They look like they require less materials (pictures below), so that will be convienient for the people buying them and ordering them (and easier for my group to make when testing.....).
Picture of a box cooker.
Picture by Sponheim, T. http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Minimum_Solar_Box_Cooker?file=Minimum_Solar_Box_Cooker_Photo_small.jpg
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