Simulation of indirect solar crop dryers augmented with pebble-bed thermal storages
Other Title(s)
محاكاة مجففات المحاصيل الشمسية غير المباشرة المزودة بخزانات فرش الحصى الحرارية
Joint Authors
Agha, Khayri Ramadan
al-Dikam, al-Hadi I.
al-Binghazi, al-Mutasim M.
Source
Solar Energy and Sustainable Development
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper presents a model of indirect solar dryer augmented with pebble bed thermal storage.
the thermal storage system was considered to be placed inside the drying chamber above the 47°-tilted air solar collector and below the crop bed, where an average September-daily insolation profile was given for the 32°n location.
a presented mathematical model took into consideration the pressure and natural buoyancy forces, employed the basic governing equations, atmospheric-air psychometric-chart relations, and published correlation relationships.
a “Qbasic” computer program was written based on the trial and error method for calculation of different parameters.
dimensions of the dryer system, position and characteristics of the crop and storage beds, strongly affected the behavior of the dryer system, for both rice and tomato products.
referring to the considered indirect solar dryer design type, on the average two and five days were required for rice and tomatoes long-term drying, respectively.
this seems to be visible in rice products, however, it is far from applicability for tomatoes mass-drying process in agricultural fields, due to its high initial moisture content.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Binghazi, al-Mutasim M.& Agha, Khayri Ramadan& al-Dikam, al-Hadi I.. 2017. Simulation of indirect solar crop dryers augmented with pebble-bed thermal storages. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development،Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414254
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Binghazi, al-Mutasim M.…[et al.]. Simulation of indirect solar crop dryers augmented with pebble-bed thermal storages. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414254
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Binghazi, al-Mutasim M.& Agha, Khayri Ramadan& al-Dikam, al-Hadi I.. Simulation of indirect solar crop dryers augmented with pebble-bed thermal storages. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development. 2017. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414254
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 11-12
Record ID
BIM-1414254