Energy-Efficient Systems for Agricultural Applications -

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Résumé :
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.

Biographie:

Muhammad Sultan is Assistant Professor in Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (Pakistan). He holds BSc (2008) and MSc (2010) in Agricultural Engineering from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan), and PhD (2015) in Energy & Environmental Engineering from Kyushu University (Japan). He did postdoctoral research in Energy & Environmental Engineering (2017) from Kyushu University (Japan) and in Mechatronic Systems Engineering (2019) from Simon Fraser University (Canada). He has published more than 200 articles in international journals, conferences, books, and book chapters. He has been reviewer for more than 70 renowned journals and holds editor role for five journals with publisher like SAGE, MDPI, and Frontiers. His research focuses on developing energy-efficient temperature and humidity control systems for agricultural applications including greenhouse, fruits/vegetable storage, livestock, and poultry applications. His research keywords include adsorption heat pumps, desiccant air-conditioning, evaporative cooling, Maisotsenko cycle, adsorption desalination, energy recovery ventilator, atmospheric water harvesting, and wastewater treatment.