TY  - JOUR
JF  - Drying Technology
A1  - Yassen, T.A.
A1  - Al-Kayiem, H.H.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84953231892&doi=10.1080%2f07373937.2015.1051662&partnerID=40&md5=f10a1de776d8488a1faa2fd84ae9bbef
VL  - 34
Y1  - 2016///
IS  - 3
N2  - Solar-biomass hybrid dryer systems use biomass burners as the backup source of heat to warm the air prior to charging it in the drying chamber. The flue gas produced from biomass combustion has a considerable amount of heat and is exhausted into the ambient. This article presents a new approach that uses the cogeneration (Co-Gen) technique in utilizing the flue gas exhausts from the burner. This approach enhances the circulation of warm air in the drying chamber and eliminates the need for an extraction fan. The exhaust flue is simply injected inside the chimney at the upper part to increase the natural stack effect caused by the rise in temperature and reduction in pressure. This technique is investigated experimentally; the dryer is tested with and without Co-Gen by drying red chili. The system efficiency of the biomass mode using Co-Gen is enhanced by 6. In addition to enhanced efficiency, the main advantage of this approach is the elimination of electricity, given that the Co-Gen replaces the electrical extractor. This advantage renders the hybrid solar drying applicable in rural areas. © 2016, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
ID  - scholars7190
KW  - Combustion; Dryers (equipment); Drying; Efficiency; Flue gases; Flues; Solar dryers; Waste heat; Waste heat utilization
KW  -  Back up; Biomass combustion; Drying chambers; Drying efficiency; Enhanced efficiency; Hybrid dryers; red chili; System efficiency
KW  -  Biomass
EP  - 295
PB  - Taylor and Francis Inc.
SN  - 07373937
N1  - cited By 23
TI  - Solar-biomass hybrid dryer enhanced by the Co-Gen technique
SP  - 287
AV  - none
ER  -