Data Input

1

Location Name:

Ibadan

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longitude:

3.90 East

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Latitude:

7.43 North

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Design Type:

Industrial

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Ground reflectance:

0.2

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Cover Material:

Glass

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Number of Covers:

1

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Plate Material:

“Copper Black” on copper

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Insulating Material:

Blanket, mineral fiber

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Collector Fluid:

Air

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Glazing thickness:

20 mm

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Plate Thickness

50 mm

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Plate to cover spacing:

70 mm

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Air channel depth:

30 mm

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Air Mass flow rate:

0.3 kg/s

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Surface azimuth:

0˚

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Collector Slope

15˚

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Insulation back thickness:

70 mm

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Insulation edge thickness:

30 mm

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Collector unit width:

1.258 m

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Collector unit length:

1.258 mm

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Mass of stock:

50,000 kg per month

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Initial Moisture Content:

30% (% wet basis)

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Final Moisture Content:

15% (% wet basis)

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Crop Safe Drying Temperature:

58˚C

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Air Temperature After Dying:

32˚C

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Equilibrum Relative Humidity:

80