Mathematical Modeling of Solar Cabinet Dryer to Predict its Temperature
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https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2006432.1169Abstract
A simple mathematical model to predict the hourly average crop and air temperatures in a cabinet dryer has been presented with ambient temperature and solar intensity as the input parameters. The model predictions have been compared with the experimental data for a day. The model could be used to study the effects of cabinet dryer and crop parameters on dryer performance at a given location.
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