Energy and exergy analyses of thin layer drying of mulberry in a forced solar dryer

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1754-1763

  Akbulut, Abdullah ^a   Durmuş, Aydin ^b  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; Exergy analysis; Forced solar dryer; Mulberry; Thin layer drying

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; SOLAR DRYERS; THIN FILMS;

DRYING PROCESS; DRYING TIME; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY GAIN; ENERGY UTILIZATION RATIO; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY LOSS; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; INLET AIR; MASS FLOW RATE; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR; THIN LAYER DRYING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIRFLOW; ENERGY USE; EXERGY; FLOW VELOCITY; FRUIT; HEATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

MORUS (PLANT);

EID: 77949262223     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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