APPLICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR STORAGE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE IN MARGINAL AREAS OF KENYA

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dc.contributor.author Makanga, J. T.
dc.contributor.author Shitanda, D.
dc.contributor.author Njoroge, C.
dc.contributor.author Ong’era, M.G.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-04-19T13:31:28Z
dc.date.available 2017-04-19T13:31:28Z
dc.date.issued 2017-04-19
dc.identifier.isbn 9966 923 28
dc.identifier.uri http://journals.jkuat.ac.ke/index.php/jscp/index
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2912
dc.description.abstract The objective of the research were to a prototype solar-charcoal cooler and test its performance in the temperature development and products storageability. A prototype solar-charcoal cooler was developed at the Biomechanical and Environmental Engineering Department (BEED), College of Engineering and Technology of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya and performance tested in terms of temperature and product storageability. The performance of the cooler indicated positive results as regards to ideal parameters affecting produce storage. These parameters mainly included variations in temperature and humidity to levels ideal to product storage. The results also indicated that various fruits and vegetables including paw paws and spinach could be stored in the cooler for longer periods as compared to when they were under ambient conditions. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher JKUAT en_US
dc.subject Renewable en_US
dc.subject energies en_US
dc.subject storage en_US
dc.subject horticultural en_US
dc.subject produce en_US
dc.subject solar-charcoal en_US
dc.subject cooler en_US
dc.title APPLICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR STORAGE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE IN MARGINAL AREAS OF KENYA en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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