Design And Analysis of Flat Plate Solar Air Dryer

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Mr.Arunprasad S, Dr.Saravanan P, Mr.Arulraj R

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V7I1P105

How to Cite?

Mr.Arunprasad S, Dr.Saravanan P, Mr.Arulraj R, "Design And Analysis of Flat Plate Solar Air Dryer," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 37-40, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V7I1P105

Abstract:

Solar dryers are equipment and using solar energy for drying substances, especially food. There are two common types of solar dryers: Direct & indirect. This is a dryer type in which the product to be dried directly absorbs the solar radiation.It is also referred to as a natural convection cabinet dryer because the solar radiation falls directly on the surface; the product quality is reduced. Heated air from the drying chamber is blown through.
A solar dryer's basic function is to heat air with solar energy to a constant temperature, which enables the moisture extraction from crops within a drying chamber. The flat plate solar air dryer model's main objectiveis based onthetray & with tray chamber in Creo parametric software & computational fluid dynamics in Ansys software. Generally, a solar air dryer is heat loss is possible, so it's reduced withinsulation material (glass wool &Polyurethane). To predict the temperature difference in various airflow with insulation material. Furthermore, choose the better insulation material &contrast between with & without tray chamber.

Keywords:

Solar energy, Drying & Heating, Insulation Material, CREO Parametric & ANSYS Software

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