Techno-economic and environmental assessment of a V-groove double-pass solar air dryer with thermal storage
|
PDF
(8MB)
Ali Hassan Thesis.pdf. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 4.0. |
Description
Food waste and global warming can both be reduced with the help of solar dryers, but their use at the industrial level is hindered by the lack of consideration of energy variability. This study theoretically and experimentally analyzes the thermal, environmental, and financial implications of integrating thermal energy storage into solar air heaters (SAH-TES) for future zero-emission solar dryers. Results show that SAH-TES performs better, with improved energy efficiency, lower specific energy consumption, and reduced CO2 emissions. Therefore, the suggested framework may pave the way for the industrialization of solar dryers for drying applications that produce zero emissions.
Impact and interest:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
Full-text downloads:
Full-text downloads displays the total number of times this work’s files (e.g., a PDF) have been downloaded from QUT ePrints as well as the number of downloads in the previous 365 days. The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one.
| ID Code: | 240765 |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (Master of Philosophy by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Karim, Azharul, Prasad, Y. K.D.V., & Fawzia, Sabrina |
| Keywords: | Solar air dryer, thermal energy storage, solar air heater, CO2 mitigation, drying analysis, energy payback period, V-groove double pass, Exergy analysis, COP, rock bed thermal storage |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.240765 |
| Pure ID: | 136648404 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Engineering Current > Schools > School of Mechanical, Medical & Process Engineering |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 23 Jun 2023 04:08 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 04:08 |
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Repository Staff Only: item control page
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)