Performance of a solar drier with and without heat storage material for copra drying

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-121

  Mohanraj, M ^a   Chandrasekar, P ^a  

^a DR MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Copra; Heat storage materials; SMER; Solar drier; Specific moisture extraction rate

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRYING; EXTRACTION; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MOISTURE; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER; COPRA; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGES; SMER; SOLAR DRIER; SOLAR FLAT PLATE; SPECIFIC MOISTURE EXTRACTION RATES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ALUMINUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAND; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE;

EID: 62749115163     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2009.023888     Document Type: Article

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