A solar collector design procedure for crop drying

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-284

  Santos, B M ^a   Queiroz, M R ^a   Borges, T P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Appropriate technologies; Design procedure; Solar air heating; Solar collectors; Solar crop drying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; CROPS; DRYING; ENERGY STORAGE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEATING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; DESIGN PROCEDURE; SOLAR AIR HEATING; SOLAR CROP DRYING;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

CORRELATION; DRYING; FARM CROPS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUN LIGHT;

EID: 17044429883     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322005000200016     Document Type: Article

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