TY - GEN AU - Sitthiphong, N. AU - Boon-Long, P. AU - Sucharitakul, T. AU - Siriplabpla, P. TI - Large-scale solar-assisted multiple-crop dryers KW - SOLAR ENERGY KW - DRYING KW - CROPS KW - INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES KW - THAILAND N2 - Discusses the conversion of dryer from a tobacco curing basin to a dryer to be used for drying of crops, including tobacco leaves (SEE DOCUMENT). The main objective being to increase the utilization of the dryer from a seasonal basis to a year round basis. Also discusses experiments conducted using both solar energy and a backup heat source from a liquified petroleum gas (LPG) ER -