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Solar application for Drying Woodchip in Scotland.

Clemente, Andres; Grassie, Tom; Henderson, Douglas; Kubie, Jorge

Authors

Andres Clemente

Tom Grassie

Douglas Henderson

Jorge Kubie



Abstract

A novel solar dryer for drying woodchip has been developed in Scotland. In this paper, designs and performance of both solar collector and dryer have been presented separately. Woodchip drying performance has been analysed for a range of temperatures (10ºC to 51ºC) and flow rates (70m³/h to 280m³/h). Page model has been used for modelling the drying curves as a function of temperatures and drying velocities.
The thermal solar system considered consisted of a solar collector based on the transpired plate type and a small 10We PV panel unit employed to run a 5We fan. The performance of the system is presented in terms of air flow rate and temperature increments as a function of irradiance levels.
Keywords: Solar air heating, solar dryer, woodchip

Citation

Clemente, A., Grassie, T., Henderson, D., & Kubie, J. (2008). Solar application for Drying Woodchip in Scotland. EuroSun,

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2008
Deposit Date Jun 10, 2015
Publicly Available Date Jun 10, 2015
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Keywords Solar air heating; solar dryer; woodchip;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8512
Contract Date Jun 10, 2015

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