This book reports thermodynamic investigation, analyses, and options of temperature/humidity control systems and their technologies for agricultural applications including (but not limited to) fruits and vegetable storage, poultry air-conditioning, livestock thermal comfort, and wet market air-conditioning. The optimum temperature and humidity requirements for these agricultural applications are identified. Consequently, energy-efficient heat pump options are explored accordingly. The book helps to understand and to apply the thermodynamic knowledge of the energy-efficient systems for agricultural applications.
Author(s): Muhammad Sultan, Takahiko Miyazaki
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 126
City: Singapore
Contents
Maisotsenko-Cycle Assisted Desiccant Dehumidification System Configurations for Agricultural Product Storage
1 Introduction
2 Proposed Systems and Research Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Desiccant Dehumidification Cooling System for Poultry Houses in Multan (Pakistan)
1 Introduction
1.1 Poultry Bird’s Thermal Comfort
2 Proposed Desiccant Air-Conditioning (DAC) Systems
2.1 Standalone Desiccant Air-Conditioning (S-DAC) System
2.2 M-Cycle Assisted Desiccant Air-Conditioning (M-DAC) System
3 Materials and Methods
3.1 Desiccant Air-Conditioning (DAC) System
3.2 Heat Load Calculations for Poultry Birds
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Evaporative Cooling and Desiccant Dehumidification Air Conditioning Options for Livestock Thermal Comfort
1 Introduction
2 Proposed Systems
2.1 Evaporative Cooling Options
2.2 Integration of Desiccant Dehumidification Unit with Evaporative Cooling System
3 Material and Methods
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Desiccant Dehumidification System for Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Insights of Fruits and Vegetables Optimum Growth
2 Proposed Air Conditioning Systems
2.1 Standalone DAC System
2.2 M-Cycle Based DAC System
3 Materials and Methods
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Zero-Energy Cool Chamber for Tomato Storage
1 Introduction
2 Experiments and Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Cooling Efficiency
3.2 Physico-chemical Analyses
4 Conclusions
References
Evaporative and Desiccant Air-Conditioning Systems for Wet Markets
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Site and Climate
2.2 Proposed Air-Conditioning Systems
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
