Performance evaluation of an inclined multi-pass solar air heater with in-built thermal storage on deep-bed drying application

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-509

  Jain, Dilip ^a   Jain, Rajeev Kumar ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Deep bed drying; Solar air heater; Solar crop drying; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CROPS; DRYING; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE; SOLAR HEATING;

DEEP BED DRYING; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; SOLAR CROP DRYING; THERMAL MODELING;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 2942685180     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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