Design and Fabrication of a Solar-Powered Electric Stove for Rural and Urban Communities of Ghana
dc.contributor.author | Attuah, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-21T23:05:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-21T23:05:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04 | |
dc.description | Capstone 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 2019 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This 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.sponsorship | Ashesi University | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11988/571 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ashesi University | en_US |
dc.subject | ceramic-matrix composite | en_US |
dc.subject | ceramic-matrix | en_US |
dc.subject | fibre modification | en_US |
dc.subject | Solar | en_US |
dc.subject | electric stove | en_US |
dc.title | Design and Fabrication of a Solar-Powered Electric Stove for Rural and Urban Communities of Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Capstone project | en_US |
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