Sizing solar-assisted natural rubber dryers

Solar Energy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-291

  Pratoto, A ^a   Daguenet, M ^a   Zeghmati, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DRYING; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEAT DUMPING;

SOLAR DRYERS;

EID: 0342710330     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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