SOLAR COOKING POT ENCAPSULATION OF LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL IN LONGITUDINAL DOME CONTAINER

The present invention provides an innovative design of longitudinal dome container for latent heat storage material embedded on outer surface of cooking pot of solar parabolic dish cooker. The stored heat in latent heat storage material in the container assists the heat when solar radiation is not available for cooking through heat transfer fluid. It comprises cylindrical cooking pot made of stainless steel, longitudinal dome container made of stainless steel, latent heat storage materials, and heat transfer fluid. The present innovation offers more efficient, an economical and reliable cooking system. The positioning and integration of longitudinal dome container based latent heat storage materials an excellent combination in thermal design. The present invention helps to an enhancement of heat transfer rate and thermal performance by contact surface area of longitudinal dome container with cooking pot, heat storage for additional time operation of solar cooking when compared to conventional solar cooker.