@inbook{a5415e1b2060437b972bed01d7fbd8a3,
title = "Characteristics of different systems for the solar drying of crops",
abstract = "Solar dryers are used to enable the preservation of agricultural crops, food processing industries for dehydration of fruits and vegetables, fish and meat drying, production of milk powder for dairy industries, seasoning of wood and timber and drying of textile materials for textile industries. The fundamental concepts and contexts of their use to dry crops are discussed in the chapter. It is shown that solar drying is the outcome of complex interactions particular between the intensity and duration of solar energy, the prevailing ambient relative humidity and temperature, the characteristics of the particular crop and its pre-preparation and the design and operation of the solar dryer.",
keywords = "Moisture content, Postharvest technology, Psychometry, Solar drying",
author = "Brian Norton",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-10-3833-4\_3",
language = "English",
series = "Green Energy and Technology",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "9789811038327",
pages = "69--88",
booktitle = "Green Energy and Technology",
address = "Germany",
edition = "9789811038327",
}
