DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR COOKER IN BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM

A program to develop, test and evaluate a solar cooker was carried out with the primary objective of its suitability as an alternative means of cooking using sun rays. Factors considered in the evaluation of th e solar cooker include the maximum temperature attained, time taken to boil rice, time taken to cook a variety of Malay dishes, ease of use, portability, material cost and ease of manufacture. Initially a box t ype solar cooker was developed using improvised materials. The evaluat ion of the solar cooker based on the test results, the feasibility and possible modification in the design to improve the efficiency is disc ussed. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd