Development and performance evaluation of a solar tunnel date dryer in Oman

Taking into consideration the date harvesting and landholding capacities of the marginalized rural farmers in Oman, a 12 meter long and 2 meter wide tunnel was designed and constructed to dry about 180-200 kg of freshly harvested dates per batch. Half of the tunnel base was used as a flat plate air...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Basunia, Hamid H. Al-Handali, Mohammed Issa Al-Belushi, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Osman Maghoub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/670