Study and Performance Analysis of Solar Dryer for Food Products
| International Journal of Mechanical Engineering |
| © 2016 by SSRG - IJME Journal |
| Volume 3 Issue 4 |
| Year of Publication : 2016 |
| Authors : A. Abdul kani, A.Fakrudeen, S. Magesh kumar, B. Vineeth |
10.14445/23488360/IJME-V3I4P101
How to Cite?
A. Abdul kani, A.Fakrudeen, S. Magesh kumar, B. Vineeth, "Study and Performance Analysis of Solar Dryer for Food Products," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1-5, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V3I4P101
Abstract:
Solar energy is a renewable energy, which is available in abundant, its uses in recent years reached as a remarkable edge. Spoiled food is a common problem that affects a wide variety of people. The simplest form of preventing spoilage is to remove moisture from vegetables and fruits to extend their storage lives. The quality of the products can be spoiled when exposed in direct sun light. The drying rate is very slow in direct type solar dryers. These disadvantages are overcome by indirect type solar dryers Also can be drying during the period of low sunshine. Bitter gourd is chosen as the dried product because of its sudden deterioration property. Their performance can be studied through parameters such as air velocity, temperature, collector efficiency and weight loss. The effect of temperature to moisture contents with respect to time and rate of drying are studied. Drying result obtained was compared with the result of the naturally direct sun-dried product.
Keywords:
Solar Dryer, Bitter Gourd Drying, Drying Efficiency, Drying Rate
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