Single layer solar drying behaviour of citrus aurantium leaves under forced convection

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1473-1483

  Mohamed, L Ait ^a,b   Kouhila, M ^a   Jamali, A ^a   Lahsasni, S ^a,b   Kechaou, N ^c   Mahrouz, M ^b  

^a Ecole Normale Superieure Marrakech   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Citrus aurantium leaves; Mathematical modelling; Thin layer convective solar drying

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FRUITS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

CITRUS AURANTIUM LEAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; THERMOGENIC EFFECTS; THIN LAYER CONVECTIVE SOLAR DRYING;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

CONVECTION; FRUITS; HUMIDITY; LEAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 15744398666     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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