Technical References | SVPro Solar Air Collectors

Design parameters

Daily solar exposure (Australian Bureau of Meteorology) - web link

Daily solar exposure worldwide (NASA) - web link

Indoor Air Quality Guide (ASHRAE) - web link

Industry references

GUIDE: Indoor air quality (Dept. of Health and Ageing)

RESEARCH: solar heat for industrial processes (Weiss)

REVIEW: solar drying ADC (Weiss, Buchinger)

REVIEW: Natural and solar drying (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN)

ADVICE: Access Agriculture: solar drying (NGO)

Conversion rates

1 l/s = 3.6 m3/h

1 m3/h = 0.28 l/s

1 cfm = 0.4719 l/s = 1.6990 m3/h

1 MJ/m2 = 3.6 kWh/m2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What coffee-producing regions are reference projects in?

See the References page and downloaded case studies for specific locations and scale.

Are there hazelnut reference projects in Australia?

Australia has a growing hazelnut industry in the high-country regions of Victoria and Tasmania where solar drying is viable.

Where can I find Australian solar resource data to model system performance?

The References page links to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's daily solar exposure tool (bom.gov.au) and NASA's global solar exposure database. These provide site-specific irradiance data for sizing calculations.