Thermal and CFD Analyses of Sustainable Heat Storage-Based Passive Greenhouse Dryer Operating in No-Load Condition

被引:11
作者
Ahmad, Asim [1 ]
Prakash, Om [2 ]
Sarangi, Shailesh Kumar [3 ]
Chauhan, Prashant Singh [4 ]
Chatterjee, Rajeshwari [5 ]
Sharma, Shubham [6 ,7 ]
Kumar, Raman [8 ]
Tag, Sayed M. M. [9 ]
Kumar, Abhinav [10 ]
Salah, Bashir [11 ]
Ullah, Syed Sajid [12 ]
机构
[1] Usha Martin Univ, Fac Engn & Appl Sci, Ranchi 835103, India
[2] Birla Inst Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Ranchi 835215, India
[3] Srinath Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Jamshedpur 831013, India
[4] Gaya Coll Engn, Dept Mech Engn, Gaya 823003, India
[5] Birla Inst Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Ranchi 835215, India
[6] Chandigarh Univ, Univ Ctr Res & Dev, Mech Engn Dept, Mohali 140413, India
[7] Qingdao Univ Technol, Sch Mech & Automot Engn, Qingdao 266520, Peoples R China
[8] Guru Nanak Dev Engn Coll, Dept Mech & Prod Engn, Ludhiana 141006, India
[9] Future Univ Egypt, Fac Engn, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
[10] Ural Fed Univ, Dept Nucl & Renewable Energy, 19 Mira St, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia
[11] King Saud Univ, Coll Engn, Ind Engn Dept, POB 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
[12] Univ Agder UiA, Dept Informat & Commun Technol, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
关键词
greenhouse dryer; thermal analysis; computational fluid dynamics; no-load condition; natural convection; NORTH-WALL; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.3390/su151512067
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This article presents a comprehensive study on thermal and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of an innovative greenhouse dryer designed for passive operation under a no-load condition. The dryer incorporates hybrid thermal storage at the floor and a reflective mirror with thermocoal as the north wall, transforming a classical even-span greenhouse dryer into an efficient and effective system. The experimentation was conducted under clear sky conditions, with variations in global solar radiation (GSR) ranging from 166.6 to 1209 W/m(2), resulting in an average value of 875.9 W/m(2). The variations in GSR influenced other ambient parameters, including ambient temperature (28.7 & DEG;C to 35.6 & DEG;C), ambient relative humidity (33.2% to 45.7%), and ambient wind speed (0.1 to 1.02 m/s). Indoor parameters of the proposed dryer, such as inside temperature (31 & DEG;C to 47.35 & DEG;C), inside relative humidity (31.1% to 39.1%), ground temperature (44.2 & DEG;C to 70.6 & DEG;C), and outlet temperature (29 & DEG;C to 45.35 & DEG;C), were measured hourly. The average values of these parameters were 41.25 & DEG;C, 35.31%, 61.65 & DEG;C, and 39.25 & DEG;C, respectively. Quantitative parameters, including heat loss, overall heat transfer coefficient, coefficient of diffusion, and instantaneous efficiency, were calculated to evaluate the dryer's performance. The proposed dryer exhibited an improved range of overall heat transfer coefficients (3.87 to 5.03 W/m(2) K) compared to the modified greenhouse dryer under passive mode and the conventional greenhouse under passive mode. CFD analysis provided temperature distribution plots showing a progressively increasing range of temperatures near the trays, ranging from 310 K to 335 K, suitable for natural convection drying. The findings highlight the superior performance of the innovative dryer compared to contemporary systems. This research contributes to the advancement of drying technology and holds potential for applications in the agriculture and food processing industries.
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