Energy and exergy analyses of OMW solar drying process

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 660-666

  Celma, A R ^a   Cuadros, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy and exergy analyses; Olive mill wastewater; Solar drying

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CURING; DEWATERING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MOISTURE; SOLAR DRYERS; SUN; WASTEWATER;

AVAILABLE ENERGIES; DRY MATTERS; DRYING AIRS; DRYING CHAMBERS; DRYING PROCESSES; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSES; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY ANALYSES; EXERGY LOSSES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; INLET TEMPERATURES; MOISTURE CONTENTS; OLIVE MILL WASTEWATER; OLIVE MILLS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SECOND LAWS; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; SOLAR DRYING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR MASS; AIRFLOW; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ENERGY USE; EXERGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 54149097921     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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