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Solar Ovens

Science of solar ovens

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Pizza Box Solar Oven

Webside: www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/

agesubject/lessons/other/solar.html

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The “Minimum Solar Box Cooker

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Heavens Flame

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Parabolic Cookers

Parabolic Cookers work similar to a magnifying glass.

They reflect the sun’s energy to a central point.

  • Solar Funnel Cooker
  • Duel-Setting Panel Cooker
  • Parvati Solar Cooker
  • The Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker
  • The Pentagon Star Cooker

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Solar Funnel Cooker

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Duel-Setting Panel Cooker

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Parvati Solar Cooker

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The Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker

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The Pentagon Star Cooker

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Instructions for Building a Solar Cooker

All the instructions for how to build any of the ovens

you have seen so far are at:

http://solarcooking.org/

All solar cookers have reflectors and collectors

Reflectors: Aluminum foil or Space Blankets

Collectors: Black or dark metal pan works best