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What is the Affect of Magnification on Heat in a Solar Oven? |
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The Sun Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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This experiment tests if a magnified solar oven produces more heat than a standard solar oven (click here for project information). You are on the homepage of the web site that is organized into ten sections. On the background page, you will find an introduction to the experiment. The next two sections describe the materials and procedures for making the solar ovens and for the experiment. Following are the results and the conclusions. In the discussion section, there is an analysis of the experiment. The last sections provide the bibliography and some important links. Have some fun at the Fun Stuff section. Abstract The hypothesis is that a magnified solar oven will produce more heat than a standard solar oven. This hypothesis was tested by an experiment that involved three trials comparing the heat of a magnified solar oven and that of a standard solar oven. In this experiment, the two solar ovens were built and then placed on a concrete surface facing west. The ovens were left for one and a half hours and then the temperatures were taken and written down. Then, I compared the results of the tests to determine if a magnified solar oven produces more heat than a standard solar oven.
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