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.
Attuah, D (2021). DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC STOVE FOR RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES OF GHANA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/design-and-fabrication-of-a-solar-powered-electric-stove-for-rural-and-urban-communities-of-ghana
Attuah, David "DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC STOVE FOR RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES OF GHANA" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/design-and-fabrication-of-a-solar-powered-electric-stove-for-rural-and-urban-communities-of-ghana. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
Attuah, David . "DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC STOVE FOR RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES OF GHANA". Afribary, Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/design-and-fabrication-of-a-solar-powered-electric-stove-for-rural-and-urban-communities-of-ghana >.
Attuah, David . "DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC STOVE FOR RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES OF GHANA" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 28, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/design-and-fabrication-of-a-solar-powered-electric-stove-for-rural-and-urban-communities-of-ghana