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Shanmugam, V.1 v_shanmugam@lycos.com, Natarajan, E.2 |
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Renewable Energy: An International Journal. Jul2006, Vol. 31 Issue 8, p1239-1251. 13p. |
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Abstract: An indirect forced convection and desiccant integrated solar dryer is designed and fabricated to investigate its performance under the hot and humid climatic conditions of Chennai, India. The system consists of a flat plate solar air collector, drying chamber and a desiccant unit. The desiccant unit is designed to hold 75kg of CaCl2-based solid desiccant consisting of 60% bentonite, 10% calcium chloride, 20% vermiculite and 10% cement. Drying experiments have been performed for green peas at different air flow rate. The equilibrium moisture content M e is reached in 14h at an air flow rate of 0.03kg/m2 s. The system pickup efficiency, specific moisture extraction rate, dimensionless mass loss, mass shrinkage ratio and drying rate are discussed in this paper. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] |
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GreenFILE |
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