Calculation on the operation of a solar air heater and rock bed heat store for drying with reference to tobacco curing | |
| Author | Ying, Phang Khek |
| Call Number | AIT SSPR no. ET-82-4 |
| Subject(s) | Tobacco curing Solar heating |
| Note | A special study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Calculations have been made on the operation of a solar air heater and rock bed heat store for drying with reference to tobacco curing. Mathematical models are formulated for air temperatures obtained in a horizontal flat- plate solar collector, for the variation of solar radiation on the collector, and for the temperature distributions of air in the rock bed. The results show that for a convertional tobacco curing barn, a rock bed length considerably gr eater than 10 meters would be needed to smooth out diurnal fluctuation in the air temperature from the solar heater. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Special Study Project Report (SSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Exell, Robert H.B. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Saunier, G.Y. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Shell International Co.Ltd. |
| Degree | Special Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1982 |