Development and performance evaluation of a solar tunnel date dryer in Oman
Taking into consideration the date harvesting and landholding capacities of the marginalized rural farmers in Oman, a 12 meter long and 2 meter wide tunnel was designed and constructed to dry about 180-200 kg of freshly harvested dates per batch. Half of the tunnel base was used as a flat plate air...
Main Authors: | Mohammad Ali Basunia, Hamid H. Al-Handali, Mohammed Issa Al-Belushi, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Osman Maghoub |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sultan Qaboos University
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/670 |
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