Design and Fabrication of a Solar-Powered Electric Stove for Rural and Urban Communities of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAttuah, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-21T23:05:32Z
dc.date.available2020-06-21T23:05:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.descriptionCapstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, April 2019en_US
dc.description.abstractThis report presents the optimisation of a ceramic-matrix composite (anthill sand and cement), reinforced with treated coir fibres for applications in the construction of a low costsolar powered cooking stove to solve the current trends in the depletion of forest spaces in Ghana due to excessive destruction as a result of using firewood for cooking by a higher percentage of rural communities. The reinforced coir fibres reduce undesirable traits in ceramics including, low fracture toughness and low flexural strength. Sample characterisation involved; fibre modification, tensile tests of fibres, three-point bend tests on the composites, water absorption tests on the composite materials, hardness tests, and compressive tests. A prototype was developed and tested for thermal performance and analysis before the first prospective model of the stove was fabricated.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAshesi Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11988/571
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAshesi Universityen_US
dc.subjectceramic-matrix compositeen_US
dc.subjectceramic-matrixen_US
dc.subjectfibre modificationen_US
dc.subjectSolaren_US
dc.subjectelectric stoveen_US
dc.titleDesign and Fabrication of a Solar-Powered Electric Stove for Rural and Urban Communities of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeCapstone projecten_US
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