Design of a solar plant for processing honey

John Martin Evans and Silvia de Schiller

Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 10, issue 2, 225-229

Abstract: This paper presents the concept and design of a honey processing plant for a rural area in Central Argentina. This requires a heating process with a maximum temperature of 70°C for which solar energy is highly suitable. Flat plate collectors are connected to horizontal storage and processing tanks to achieve a passive system without auxiliary energy requirements. The simple operation of the low cost plant allows the processing of a high quality product with unskilled labour. The general characteristics of the plant are presented together with details and dimensions of the components in addition to a cost-benefit analysis. Technical features of this solar energy application and the social and economic benefits are considered in the conclusions.

Keywords: Solar energy; honey; rural development, Argentina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00069-9

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