A review of new technologies, models and experimental investigations of solar driers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 835-844

  Murthy, M V Ramana ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Food product; Natural Convection; Natural sun drying; Solar tunnel drier

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT CONVECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR DRYERS; SUN; TUNNELS;

ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONS; DRYING OF FOODS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOOD PRODUCT; IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES; NATURAL SUN DRYING; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OPEN SUN DRYING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; SMALL SCALE; SOLAR TUNNEL DRIER;

DRYING;

EID: 60049094212     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.02.010     Document Type: Review

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