Effects of seasonal weather variations on the measured performance of a natural-circulation solar-energy tropical crop dryer

被引：18

作者：

Ekechukwu, OV ^{[1
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Norton, B

机构：

[1] Univ Nigeria, Energy Res Ctr, Nsukka, Nigeria

[2] Univ Ulster, Dept Bldg & Environm Engn, PROBE, Ctr Performance Res Built Environm, Newtownabbey BT37 OQB, North Ireland

来源：

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT | 1998年 / 39卷 / 12期

关键词：

tropical solar dryer; natural-circulation dryer; passive dryer; integral type dryer; direct solar dryer; experimental studies; tropical weather seasonal performance;

D O I：

10.1016/S0196-8904(97)10057-7

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A comprehensive comparative analysis of the measured performance of a large scale integral type natural-circulation solar-energy crop dryer suitable for use in the tropics is presented for the two prevalent tropical wet and dry seasons. Generally, the performance of the dryer studied was dependent largely on the variations in insolation, ambient temperature and relative humidity. The drying conditions during the dry season were fairly constant (yielding a comparatively better performance), while the wet season drying conditions were more unpredictable and resulted in poorer drying. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1265 / 1276

页数：12

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