Cooking with Solar Power

Overview

Objectives/Goals My project was to test three different green house containers in a solar oven. My hypothesis was that the plastic container will hold the most heat in the solar oven. Methods/Materials Materials: 4 5-gallon buckets,several large rocks, 12 2 foot long stakes, 4 windshield sun shades, Duct tape: silver and black, 2 quart plastic container with lid, 2 quart glass container with lid, oven bag (specifically for cooking), 2 #beer can# cooking racks, 4 digital thermometers, water, 1 cup measuring cup, 4 small Dutch oven cooking pots, apple crisp. Results The glass container held and gained the heat in the most. Conclusions/Discussion While my results demonstrated that the glass container was the most efficient greenhouse container - achieving and retaining the highest temperature out of all the containers - they are not, however, 100% conclusive. The test needs futher repetition as well as for other factors - time of year/angle of the sun/ longer exposure/multiple-day tests - to be in play for more conclusive results.

Competition history

• CSEF 2012 Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) · Entry J0204

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