Design of a solar plant for processing honey

This paper presents the concept and design of a honey processing plant for a rural area in Central Argentina. This requires a heating process with a maximum temperature of 70°C for which solar energy is highly suitable. Flat plate collectors are connected to horizontal storage and processing tanks t...

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Published inRenewable energy Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 225 - 229
Main Authors Evans, John Martin, de Schiller, Silvia
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1997
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
Energy
Equipments, installations and applications
Exact sciences and technology
honey
Natural energy
rural development, Argentina
Solar energy
Solar thermal conversion
South America
Argentina
America
rural development, Argentina
honey
Solar energy
Case study
Honey
Costs
Food industry
Running
Solar collectors
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Summary:This paper presents the concept and design of a honey processing plant for a rural area in Central Argentina. This requires a heating process with a maximum temperature of 70°C for which solar energy is highly suitable. Flat plate collectors are connected to horizontal storage and processing tanks to achieve a passive system without auxiliary energy requirements. The simple operation of the low cost plant allows the processing of a high quality product with unskilled labour. The general characteristics of the plant are presented together with details and dimensions of the components in addition to a cost-benefit analysis. Technical features of this solar energy application and the social and economic benefits are considered in the conclusions.
ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/0960-1481(96)00069-9