Development and Performance Evaluation of Dual Powered Baking Oven

Due to the problem of irregularity of power supply eminent in underdeveloped and developing countries and the growing cost of hydrocarbon, there arises the need to develop alternative energy source to power heating oven. The dual powered baking oven is the joining or mixing together of components that make use of alternative heat sources. The primary purpose of this research work is to develop a dual powered (gas and electricity) baking oven which is efficient, cheap and cost effective both in production and operation. The upper chamber is supply energy through electricity while the lower chamber works by the supply of gas which is located outside the chamber as heat source. In the upper chamber, there exist a heating element which produces and weakened heat within the enclosure. Cooking gas is provided to the burner which is situated in the lower chamber of the oven through a pipe connection to the gas cylinder. Perforation gives room for heat dissipation inside the range of the lower chamber. From the tests carried out, as the temperature rises, the time required to prepare the food reduces. When the performance evaluation of the oven was carried out, it was discovered that it is efficient and quicker. The baking oven is quicker and thus baked more faster when compared with existing one. The oven is suitable for domestic and industrial purposes and have been discovered very useful in bakery industries.