Solar dryers with PCM as energy storage medium: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-116

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

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

PCM; Solar drying; Storage material

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; HEAT STORAGE; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SOLAR DRYERS; SOLAR ENERGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY;

CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE; HIGHER STORAGE DENSITY; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGES; SOLAR DRYING; SOLAR DRYING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84894530208     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.073     Document Type: Review

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