Design and development of a solar grain dryer incorporating photovoltaic powered air circulation

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 615-621

  Mumba, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Area ratio; d.c. fan; Drier payback; Economic optimisation; Life cycle cost; Photovoltaic power; Solar grain dryer; Sun drying; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343229175     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-8904(95)00205-7     Document Type: Article

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