Solar crop dryer for saving commercial fuels: A techno-economic evaluation

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Purohit, P ^a   Kandpal, T C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENTHALPY; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

INDIAN RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IREDA); MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH; NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (MNES); TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION;

SOLAR DRYERS;

EID: 12844266779     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2005.9674966     Document Type: Article

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