Experimental investigation of an indirect type natural convection solar dryer

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2251-2266

  El Sebaii, A A ^a   Aboul Enein, S ^a   Ramadan, M R I ^a   El Gohary, H G ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Drying efficiency; Moisture content; Natural convection; Solar energy; Thin layer drying

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; IRRADIATION; MOISTURE; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DRYING EFFICIENCY; SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

SOLAR DRYERS;

EID: 0036832988     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(01)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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