Use of latent heat storage to conserve energy during drying and its effect on drying kinetics of a food product

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2006, Pages 1705-1713

  Devahastin, Sakamon ^a   Pitaksuriyarat, Saovakhon ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Paraffin wax; Phase change material; Solar dryer; Sweet potato; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT TRANSFER; PARAFFIN WAXES; PHASE CHANGING CIRCUITS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR ENERGY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; SOLAR DRYER; SWEET POTATO; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 33646360819     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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