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THE “EVAPORATIVE CAPACITY” AS A PERFORMANCE INDEX FOR A SOLAR-DRIER AIR-HEATER

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 Dec 1998Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Solar Energy, volume 63, pages 387-391 (issn: 0038-092X,

Authors: Jannot, Yves; Coulibaly, Yézouma;

doi: 10.1016/s0038-092x(98)00097-8

THE “EVAPORATIVE CAPACITY” AS A PERFORMANCE INDEX FOR A SOLAR-DRIER AIR-HEATER

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Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a new index, called the “evaporative capacity”, for rating the performance of the solar air heater in a solar drier consisting of solar air heater and a drying chamber in series. The proposed index complements the widely-used “collector efficiency” as a performance indicator of the solar collector, by taking into account the specific use that is to be made with the heated air. Presented is a detailed method for calculating the evaporative capacity, and a comparison of this new index with the thermal efficiency index, demonstrating its superiority. General charts for a rapid determination of the evaporative capacity are presented, and some possible applications of these charts are described.

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Keywords

"Solar dryer", "efficiency", [SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics]

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