Fabrication and Experimental Analysis of Solar Tunnel Dryer using Thermal Storage Materials |
Author(s): |
| Karunaraja N , J.J.COLLEGE OF ENGINERRING AND TECHNOLOGY; Prabhakaran P, J.J.COLLEGE OF ENGINERRING AND TECHNOLOGY; Ayyappan, Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology; Sreenarayanan VV, Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology |
Keywords: |
| Greenhouse, Solar Drier, Grapes, Moisture Content |
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A natural convection solar drier was developed to test its performance for grapes (Vitis vinifera) drying. The experiments were carried out without the integration of heat storage material. The drier reduces the moisture content of grapes from 85% (w.b.) to 10% (w.b.) in 71 hrs respectively the open sun drying is 85% (w.b.) to about 10% in 121 hrs. The average solar drier thermal efficiency was estimated to be about 41%. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV3I40371 Published in: Volume : 3, Issue : 4 Publication Date: 01/07/2015 Page(s): 523-526 |
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