Study of Designing a Solar Concentrator for Crematorium using Solar Energy

A. C. Kashyap; J. P. Kesari; A. K. Rai; Hukam Singh

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.231413

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Study of Designing a Solar Concentrator for Crematorium using Solar Energy

A. C. Kashyap, J. P. Kesari, A. K. Rai, Hukam Singh

Vol 2 , Issue 3 , July - September 2014 | Pages: 76-80 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.231413

Received: July 20, 2014 | Revised: August 10, 2014 | Accepted: August 20, 2014 | Published Online: September 15, 2014

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * A. C. Kashyap, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India (ackashyap@hotmail.com)

2. J. P. Kesari, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

3. A. K. Rai, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

4. Hukam Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

While cremation is an established Hindu ritual practice since ancient times and the Hindu religion permits the cremation of dead body in day-time only, there is much more scope of solar crematorium in this ritual; as solar power is also available in day-time only. Between 500 and 600 kg of wood are used to cremate a dead body. Many trees are felled to meet this requirement. As a result we are significantly contributing in global warming and polluting the atmospheric air much more. Therefore today, world is moving towards the sustainable energy sources which are renewable and biodegradable in nature. One of most sustainable energy source is sunlight that too is inexhaustible and available free of cost. The heat (energy) produced is very clean with no pollutants. So above environmental problems can be the addressed very well by using solar crematorium. Therefore anyone can be a firm believer of world powered by solar energy. In this paper, a special concentrator has been designed to supply required sufficient heat energy to the crematorium by concentrating solar energy. Its speciality is a flexible surface curvature and simultaneously with a non-moving focal area.

Keywords

Scheffler Reflector; Concentration Ratio; Solar Tracking

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