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Online Published: 30 Jun 2020
 


Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy

Ebangu Benedict, Dintwa Edward, Motsamai Oboetswe, Okiror Grace.


Abstract
Solar dryers are increasingly being applied to dry fruits and vegetables in order to increase their shelf-lives. In the sunny-belt countries, the availability of solar irradiance is taken for granted and the mean daily solar irradiation is oftn used as the design basis for a solar dryer. Th predicted performance of the solar irradiance is therefore inherently inaccurate. Contemporary solar dryer designs incorporate thermal energy storage (TES) systems for application aftr sunset. Th performance of such TES systems is oftn determined experimentally. In this study, mathematical models have been developed and by numerical simulation using the technique of Finite Diffrential Method (FDM) and MATLAB programming, the performances of solar irradiance as well as that of the TES system have been predicted. Th simulation results were secured to inform the design of the solar dryer for fruits and vegetables in the sun-belt countries.


 
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Benedict E, Edward D, Oboetswe M, Grace O. Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2020; 9(1): 17-27.

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict E, Edward D, Oboetswe M, Grace O. Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. https://www.jsesd.org/?mno=302658257 [Access: November 12, 2026].

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Benedict E, Edward D, Oboetswe M, Grace O. Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2020; 9(1): 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict E, Edward D, Oboetswe M, Grace O. Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. (2020), [cited November 12, 2026]; 9(1): 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict, E., Edward, . D., Oboetswe, . M. & Grace, . O. (2020) Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev., 9 (1), 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict, Ebangu, Dintwa Edward, Motsamai Oboetswe, and Okiror Grace. 2020. Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 9 (1), 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict, Ebangu, Dintwa Edward, Motsamai Oboetswe, and Okiror Grace. "Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 9 (2020), 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict, Ebangu, Dintwa Edward, Motsamai Oboetswe, and Okiror Grace. "Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 9.1 (2020), 17-27. Print.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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Benedict, E., Edward, . D., Oboetswe, . M. & Grace, . O. (2020) Numerical Simulation of Rock-bed Solar Thrmal Storage Energy. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 9 (1), 17-27.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v9i1.14

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