Design and performance evaluation of an innovative medium-scale solar dryer with heat recovery based-latent heat storage: Experimental and mathematical analysis of tomato drying
Chihabeddine Nettari, Abdelghani Boubekri, Abdelouahab Benseddik, Salah Bouhoun, Djamel Daoud, Ahmed Badji, Issam Hasrane
Topics & Concepts
Solar dryerParaffin waxProcess engineeringThermal diffusivityDesiccantLatent heatEnvironmental scienceMoistureVolume (thermodynamics)Water contentThermal energy storagePhase-change materialPulp and paper industryMaterials scienceThermalMathematicsThermodynamicsEngineeringWaxComposite materialGeotechnical engineeringPhysicsFood Drying and ModelingPhase Change Materials ResearchGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control