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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Solar Cookers and Dryers to Conserve Human and Planet Health

Author : Shyam S. Nandwani

Published in: Solar Thermal Energy

Publisher: Springer US

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Electric storage cookers
Solar cooker with the short-term storage of electricity for cooking during cloudy period.
Global warming
Heating of the planet due to the use of fossil fuels and other unplanned human and agricultural activities.
Heat storage cookers
Solar cooker with the short-term storage of heat for cooking during cloudy period.
Hybrid solar cookers
To cook, bake, and fry meals using clean and free solar energy plus conventional-fuel-like electricity or gas during night and cloudy period.
Indoor solar cooking
Cooking inside the house using solar energy.
Multipurpose cookers
Modified solar cooker to cook, bake, and fry meals and heat water, purify water, and dry agricultural products.
Multivoltage solar-electric cooker
Solar cum electric cooker with 12-VDC electricity (direct current) and 110-VAC electricity (alternating current) cooker.
Solar cookers
To cook, bake, and fry meals using free and clean solar energy.
Solar dryer
Dehydrate agricultural and marine products using solar energy for long-term storage.
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Metadata
Title
Solar Cookers and Dryers to Conserve Human and Planet Health
Author
Shyam S. Nandwani
Copyright Year
2022
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Solar Thermal Energy

Print ISBN: 978-1-0716-1421-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-0716-1422-8

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_691

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