Performance Analysis of Thermal Energy Storage System Integrated with a Cooking Unit

This paper presents an experimental study on a single tank thermal energy storage (TES) system integrated with cooking unit. The had capacity of 45 L oil. chamber was embedded in the tank, thereby eliminating use pumps and connecting pipes between unit designed to make good physical contact, circumferential basally, pot, improve rate heat transfer. Experimental tests were performed oil only oil–rock pebbles as sensible materials. charging connected TES such way that it allowed circulation them during charging, using thermosiphon principle. An electric heater rated at 800 W 240 V inserted into charge system. performance systems evaluated terms temperature, retention capacity, stored efficiency, overall lost coefficient. results showed best, efficiency 64.9%, followed by oil-only system, 60.3%. Further indicated able cook beans 2.25 h 2.0 systems, respectively.