Design and simulation of a solar dryer for agriculture products

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 259-266

  Bennamoun, Lyes ^a   Belhamri, Azeddine ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Batch dryer; Drying; Forced convection; Onion; Shrinking effect; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DETERIORATION; FORCED CONVECTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; REACTION KINETICS; SHRINKAGE; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR BATCH DRYING;

SOLAR DRYERS;

AGRICULTURE; CONVECTION; DEGRADATION; DRIERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REACTION KINETICS; SHRINKAGE; SUN LIGHT;

ALLIUM CEPA; APUS APUS;

EID: 0037542494     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00466-1     Document Type: Article

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