Seed drying using a heat pump

International Energy Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Soponronnarit, Somchart ^a   Wetchacama, Somboon ^a   Kanphukdee, Tanin ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE;

AIR FLOW RATE;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034588761     PISSN: 1513718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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