Thin layer convective solar drying and mathematical modeling of prickly pear peel (Opuntia ficus indica)

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-224

  Lahsasni, Siham ^a   Kouhila, Mohammed ^b   Mahrouz, Mostafa ^a   Idlimam, Ali ^b   Jamali, Abdelkrim ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b Ecole Normale Superieure Marrakech   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CORRELATION METHODS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEELING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SOLAR DRYER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CONVECTION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0347537848     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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