Most solar oven manufacturer's don't seem to provide an [Oven Temperature versus Time Of Day] Plot. This is would be a big help to any prospective user of a solar oven. You have probably seen articles on [when] to start cooking and [how long] to cook. You might wonder... how the author of the article got their information. I built a solar oven and decided to do a field test run by recording data of the oven temperature at various random times of the day. This wiki article shows what data I recorded, the time of day, temperature, and cloud effects.

TEST NOTE: The Oven for this test was empty, except for a black aluminum pot. Not food was placed inside the oven. This was a dry run test.

Degree F (Vertical Axis) versus Time of Day (Horizontal Axis 24 HR Time).

Min Oven Temp: 100 F.

Max Oven Temp: 264F. (UV Index for Dec 23rd was 2 at 2:25PM MT)

Outside Temperature: 41 degree F at 10am to 50 degree F at 3pm.

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph gusts.

Skies: Mostly Clear with some very thin high haze clouds which caused the UV index to drop. The UV index for Dec 23rd was 2.

Humidity: approx. 42% (High humidity reduces UV. Best when humidity is below 15%)

Sun Angle From Horizon: approx. 28 degrees

Weather Data Tucson, Dec 23rd, 2009

GPS Data

Date: December 23rd, 2009

Elevation 2500 Feet Above Sea Level.

N: 32deg 12.844 min.

W: 110deg 59.945 min.:

Note: Dips in temperature are due to clouds blocking sun for short periods of time.

Contents 1 Oven Construction 2 Basic Initial Construction 3 Raw Data 3.1 Picture of Completed Box Solar Oven

Oven ConstructionEdit

Corrugated cardboard packing boxes from Home Depot.

Each section of the oven cut from boxes using a utility knife.

Inner box and outer box separated by R-Tech Firm Foam commercial insulation. (approx 2 inches)

Bottom of oven includes 1.5 inch of R-Tech Firm Foam commercial insulation as well.

Solar Entry: Dual pane glass 3/32" thickness, separated by 1/4".

Reflectors are simple Aluminum Foil sheets glued to cardboard panels:

Basic Initial ConstructionEdit

 

 

 

Raw DataEdit

Time(24HR)	Temp
1005	100
1014	120
1020	125
1038	145
1052	175
1056	200
1059	210
1100	220
1105	225
1108	226
1112	230
1124	230
1128	220
1131	205
1135	200
1140	205
1145	230
1148	235
1155	240
1205	235
1218	249
1220	250
1227	252
1238	250
1255	250
1312	251
1331	252
1337	255
1400	260
1410	261
1420	264
1440	264
1451	261
1456	251
1504	251
1516	249
1522	240
1530	242

Picture of Completed Box Solar OvenEdit

Interior Cooking Space Dimensions: 15" X 11.125" X 9.25"