Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1979
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Agricultural Engineering
Abstract
Recent energy conditions have caused a reexamination of the use of solar energy for the drying of agricultural crops. As a result, because of the great importance in developing alternate energy sources as substitutes for conventional energy sources, research was conducted with the following objectives:
1. Test a multi-use solar energy intensifier-thermal energy storage system using various drying systems for a low temperature hay drying application.
2. Evaluate the thermal efficiency in terms of useful energy collected for a solar energy intensifier used to provide supplemental heat to dry hay, under actual climatic conditions.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hay -- Drying.
Solar energy in agriculture.
Heat storage devices.
Solar heating.
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
113
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Calle, Jose L., "Drying of Large Cylindrical Bales with a Solar Energy Intensifier-thermal Energy Storage System" (1979). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4925.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4925