A procedure for determining the optimum collector area for a solar paddy drying system

S. Janjai, A. Esper and W. Mühlbauer

Renewable Energy, 1994, vol. 4, issue 4, 409-416

Abstract: A procedure for determining the optimum collector area for a solar paddy drying system was developed. The procedure is applicable for a forced-convection drying system operating without auxiliary heat source. In developing the procedure, a simulation model was developed and used for analysing the system performance. Two correlation parameters, P and Q, which are functions of system parameters and weather data were formulated. A number of simulations were carried out to obtain a correlation relating the performance parameter of the system to P and Q. The system performance obtained from the correlation was then compared to that calculated using the detail simulations; good agreement was found. Combined with a drying cost analysis, the correlation provides a method by which solar designers can determine the optimum collector area for the solar paddy drying system.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)90048-5

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