The regeneration of silica gel desiccant by air from a solar heater with a compound parabolic concentrator

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Pramuang, Surajitr ^a,b   Exell, R H B ^a  

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

^b LOEI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CPC collector; Desiccant; Regeneration; Silica gel; Solar air heater

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR (CPC); DESICCANT; REGENERATION; SOLAR AIR HEATER;

SILICA GEL;

MOISTURE; SILICA GEL; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR; DESICCATION; GEL; HEATING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICA; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33747197832     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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