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Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors for Humid and Unpredicted Weather using Air Properties and Energy M...
ISSN: 2026 - 6480
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Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors for Humid and Unpredicted Weather using Air Properties and Energy M...
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Publisher: Koforidua Technical University
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Abstract
Devising technologies to make use of renewable energy such as solar energy is very innovative and progressive since tapping energy from a free source is cost effective in the long-term and totally ecologically friendly. The main aim of solar drying of crops is to preserve them by removing the excess moisture that will cause their deterioration in order to improve their shelf life. Solar drying though found to be a mature, cost-effective and an efficient method of drying especially crops, it has not been widely deployed for crop drying both at the commercial and industrial level in Ghana. The purpose of this research is to produce a solar heat collector for space heating using cheap and available materials and also to demonstrate the importance of incorporating obstacle/fins on plates to improve the efficiency of solar collectors. This study investigates the effect of increased air contact area of various configuration on the efficienc...
