Solar drying of agricultural products: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-43

  El Sebaii, A A ^a,c   Shalaby, S M ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Solar air heaters; Solar dryers; Solar energy; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AIR PREHEATERS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; DRYING; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT STORAGE; SOLAR DRYERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR FURNACES; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR PONDS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS; SOLAR AIR HEATER; SOLAR DISTILLATION; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION; SOLAR WATER HEATING; THERMAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL STORAGE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 82355173204     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.134     Document Type: Review

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