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The performance of forced convection greenhouse driers

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  • Condorí, Miguel
  • Saravia, Luis

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An analytical study of the evaporation rate in two types of forced convection greenhouse driers, the single and the double chamber systems, is presented. A performance parameter defined to compare both driers and its dependence on the operational variables is studied introducing the concept of the characteristic function. The drying curve is calculated and a time scale change is introduced to reduce the curves obtained under different operational conditions to a single generalized drying curve. Simulation tests for red pepper are presented showing that the use of a double chamber drier improves the productivity by almost 90%.

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  • Condorí, Miguel & Saravia, Luis, 1998. "The performance of forced convection greenhouse driers," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 453-469.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:13:y:1998:i:4:p:453-469
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00030-5
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