Iran

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*August 2022: New solar dryer - Amirmehdi Komarizade, living in Tehran, presents his latest construction, an updraft style solar dryer. It takes advantage of natural convective currents to move air up through the dryer, taking the moist air up and out. The hot air created by the external collector enters from the upper part of the chamber, and after getting moisture of the product becomes heavy and cold. The second collector, which is inside the container helps the first collector, and has the role of a solar chimney for suction from the bottom of the chamber where the moisture of the product collects.
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Amirmehdi Komarizade with solar dryer, 8-23-22.jpg|Amirmehdi Komarizade with his updraft solar dryer construction, Photo credit: Amirmehdi Komarizade
Amirmehdi Komarizade updraft dryer profile, 8-23-22.png|Photo credit: Amirmehdi Komarizade
*November 2017: Amir Komarizade, working in Tehran, has been testing a solar cooker mounting system, similar to the gimbal mounts used on Donsonian style telescopes, and using PV power to generate enough energy to boil water in a small vessel. 
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Gimbal mount on box cooker, Amir K., 11-28-17 copy.jpg|Amir Komarizade standing with his solar box cooker incorporating a Dobsonian, or gimbal style, mounting system. -Photo credit: Amir Komarizade]]
PV boiling water, Amir K. 11-28-17.jpg|Amir holds a coffeemaker that he reports boils water with energy generated with the accompanying PV panels - Photo credit: Amir Komarizade]]
Half parabolic cooker, Amir K., 11-28-17 copy.jpg|Amir demonstrates a parabolic with fan-style reflectors - Photo credit: Amir Komarizade]]
*April 30, 2014 Soheil Salimi, founder of Engineers Without Borders - Iran, conducted a solar cooking workshop at Hafez high school for girls. Other members of the Energy team included Razieh Amini nezhad, Fatemeh Rahimi, Niloufar Nekueian and Maryam Alipour.
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Engineer Without Borders Iran SCI 1.jpg|Engineers Without Borders-Iran solar cooking workshop in Iran with Soheil Salimi and student assistants, April 27, 2014
Engineer Without Borders Iran SCI 2.jpg|Engineers Without Borders-Iran solar cooking workshop
Engineer Without Borders Iran SCI 3.jpg|Engineers Without Borders-Iran solar cooking workshop
*December 2013: Engineers Without Borders - Iran (EWB-Iran) participated in "Research Week" (Dec. 14 - 20, 2013) at Fasa University, highlighting the importance of solar cookers. In this seminar they informed students and professors about the different types of solar cookers and their efficiency. The team included Soheil Salimi (Founder and Lecturer), Razieh Amini nezhad (Food Science and Technology student), Niloufar Nekueian (Mathematics student), and Fatemeh Rahimi (Mechanical engineering student). They tested two types of solar cookers. The Suntastic Panel Cooker, which raised the internal temperature of an empty 4-liter black pot with a clear glass lid to 150° C (302° F) in about 30 minutes, and 3 liters of water heated from 26° C (79°F) to pasteurization point, 70°C (158°F), in about 50 minutes. They also tested the Dual-Setting Panel Cooker (DSPL), which has two different settings to better concentrate sunlight depending on the location of the sun in the sky. More information can be seen at User blog:Soheil Salimi
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Dual-setting panel cooker (DSPL) .jpg|Dual-Setting Panel Cooker (DSPL)
Solar Cookers Team.jpg|Razieh Amini nezhad (Food Science and Technology student), Niloufar Nekueian (Mathematics student), Fatemeh Rahimi (Mechanical engineering student)-right to left
DSC00930.jpg|Soheil Salimi, Founder/President of Engineers Without Borders - Iran, lectures at the seminar
The suntastic cooker .jpg|The Suntastic Panel Cooker
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*Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
==Resources==
===Reports===
* July 2006: (Presented by Amir Komarizade at the Granada Solar Cooking Conference)
===Farsi translations===
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*Heat-retention cooking
====Plans====
*The "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker
*The "Easy Lid" Cooker
*The Heaven's Flame Cooker
*The CooKit
*Dual-Setting Panel Cooker (DSPC)
*Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker
===Articles in the media===
===Web pages===
* Solar Cooking Frequently-Asked Questions in Farsi
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