TY  - CONF
AV  - none
KW  - Collector efficiency; Dryers (equipment); Heat storage
KW  -  Comsol multiphysics; Double-pass solar collector; Fair distribution; Modelling tools; Numerical techniques; System accuracy; Theoretical modelling; Thermal storage
KW  -  Digital storage
ID  - scholars6212
TI  - Numerical modelling of multi-pass solar dryer filled with granite pebbles for thermal storage enhancement
N2  - In this paper, a theoretical modelling of a cheap solar thermal dryer for small and medium scale farmers with multi-pass approach has been investigated. Comsol Multiphysics modelling tool was employed using numerical technique. The rock particles were used to enhance the thermal storage of the drying system. The local weather data were used during the simulation while parameters and coefficients were sourced from literature. An improvement on efficiency of up to 7 was recorded with error of 10-5 when compared with the reported double pass solar collector. A fair distribution of hot air within the cabinets was also achieved. Though the modelling tool used was robust but the characterization of the system materials need to be done to improve the system accuracy and better prediction.
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of 7th International Conference on Cooling and Heating Technologies, ICCHT 2014 ; Conference Date: 4 November 2014 Through 6 November 2014; Conference Code:116710
SN  - 17578981
PB  - Institute of Physics Publishing
Y1  - 2015///
VL  - 88
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84948439562&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f88%2f1%2f012011&partnerID=40&md5=43cb6b70cc59ac7e6684751bc735410e
A1  - Kareem, M.W.
A1  - Habib, K.
A1  - Ruslan, M.H.
ER  -