Open AccessThermal performance of novel indirect passive solar dryer
Author(s) -
Manar Al-Jethelah,
Hussam Deyab,
Tadahmun Yaseen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
przegląd naukowy inżynieria i kształtowanie środowiska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2543-7496
pISSN - 1732-9353
DOI - 10.22630/pniks.2021.30.2.25
Subject(s) - solar dryer , passive solar building design , thermal , environmental science , meteorology , materials science , atmospheric sciences , solar energy , physics , engineering , electrical engineering
An experimental investigation was conducted to study the performance of a novel indirect type free convection solar dryer. The novel and a conventional indirect passive solar dryer were built. Solar irradiation and temperature of different locations were recorded. The air at the drying chamber entrance, lower space, and upper space temperatures besides the thermal efficiency of the novel dryer were 68, 39, 49 and 85%, respectively, higher than the conventional one.