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Table 5

Stagnation temperature test of solar cooking systems.

Parameter Receiver type

Insulated (IR) Oil-Filled (OFR) Air-Filled (AFR) Conventional (CR)
Ambient temperature (°C) 31.32 32.19 32.04 32.23
Maximum wind speed (m/s) 0.72 0.91 0.61 0.68
Calculated average horizontal insolation during stagnation test (W/m2) 496.19 491.12 480.16 468.94
Measured horizontal insolation at stagnation (W/m2) 470.74 431.71 201.88 557.45
Average beam radiation (W/m2) 398.60 421.76 417.45 408.13
Maximum absorber temperature during stagnation test (°C) 124.22 90.07 119.44 92.69
Maximum air temperature during stagnation test (°C) 153.96 98.75 141.24 128.19
Standard stagnation temperature (SST) (°C) 159.14 100.18 154.72 109.59
First figure of merit (W/m2 K) 0.26 0.15 0.54 0.17

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