Optimization of a solar-assisted drying system for drying bananas

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1523-1531

  Smitabhindu, R ^a   Janjai, S ^b   Chankong, V ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Banana; Optimization; Simulation; Solar collector; Solar drying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; SOLAR DRYING;

SOLAR DRYERS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR DRYERS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRUIT; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 40949117137     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.09.021     Document Type: Article

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