Thermal modeling of a natural convection greenhouse drying system for jaggery: An experimental validation

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1135-1144

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Tiwari, G N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Drying of jaggery; Greenhouse; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

DRYING; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

DRYING OF JAGGERY; JAGGERY; SOLAR INTENSITY; THERMAL MODELING;

GREENHOUSES;

DRYING; EVAPORATION; GREENHOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONVECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MOISTURE CONTENT; SUGAR;

CONVECTION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; GREENHOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SUN LIGHT;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746683171     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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