scholarly journals Solar drying of jack fruit almonds

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1150-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre J. de M Queiroz ◽  
Hermeval J Dantas ◽  
Rossana M. F. de Figueirêdo ◽  
Karla dos S Melo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Solar Dryer

Dryers heated by solar energy have been constructed and used in drying whole and half jack fruit almonds. The samples were dried during the day in direct sun and in the conventional solar dryer prepared for this purpose. Another piece of equipment was built for reception and accumulation of sun energy in a body of water, which was used as a heat source for night drying. The drying with the sun energy was compared with artificial drying. The jack fruit almonds were dried whole, half, with pellicle and without it. The storage of solar energy in water was technically viable for use in night drying. The drying by combining solar dryers in the day and night periods were completed in approximately 35 hours, and were equivalent to artificial drying between 40ºC and 70ºC. Almond cut in half and the pellicle removed reduced the drying time.

scholarly journals Effects of Blanching and Natural Convection Solar Drying on Quality Characteristics of Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Owusu-Kwarteng ◽  
Francis K. K. Kori ◽  
Fortune Akabanda
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Red Pepper ◽  
Plain Water ◽  
Drying Methods ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Sun Drying ◽  
Overall Acceptability ◽  
Solar Dryer

The objective of this work was to determine the effects of blanching and two drying methods, open-sun drying and natural convection solar drying, on the quality characteristics of red pepper. A 2 × 3 factorial design with experimental factors as 2 drying methods (open-sun drying and use of solar dryer) and 3 levels of pepper blanching (unblanched, blanched in plain water, and blanched in 2% NaCl) was conducted. Dried pepper samples were analysed for chemical composition, microbial load, and consumer sensory acceptability. Blanching of pepper in 2% NaCl solution followed by drying in a natural convection solar dryer reduced drying time by 15 hours. Similarly, a combination of blanching and drying in the solar dryer improved microbial quality of dried pepper. However, blanching and drying processes resulted in reduction in nutrients such as vitamin C and minerals content of pepper. Blanching followed by drying in natural convection solar dryer had the highest consumer acceptability scores for colour and overall acceptability, while texture and aroma were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by the different treatments. Therefore, natural convection solar dryer can be used to dry pepper with acceptable microbial and sensory qualities, as an alternative to open-sun drying.

Pengeringan Jagung Menggunakan Alat Pengering Efek Rumah Kaca dengan Sumber Energi Surya dan Biomassa Tongkol Jagung

Agrotek ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Palelingan Aman
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Specific Energy Consumption ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Heat Energy ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time

Drying process is one of important stage in handling of agricultural products. However, this process required much energy to remove moisture from the product. Because of that, it was needed a dryer to remove water from inside of products. A dryer with solar energy as a heat source combined with heat energy from corncob biomass was designed and used in corn dried. The dryer is usually known as green house effect-hybrid (GHE-hybrid). GHE-hybrid consists of absorber, product holder, fans to remove moisture from dried product, heat exchanger, stove and water tank. The heat source used in dryer comes from solar radiation and biomass burned in stove. The objective of this research was to evaluate performance of dryer use solar energy and corncob as heating sources. Results of this research showed that drying process of 1526 kg of corn with initial moisture content 25.7% wet basic until 16.7% wet basic needed drying time of 14 hours. The corncobs that were needed to remove the moisture was about 180 kg. The energy calculated in this drying process from corncob, diesel fuel, solar radiation which were about 3150 MJ or 62%, 1739.71MJ or 34%, 204.94 MJ or 4%, respectively. The research also found that the thermal eficiency of dryer was 28%, eficiency of drying heat was 59.62%, total eficiency was 11.23% and specific energy consumption was 31522,52 kJ/kg.

scholarly journals Investigation of Solar Drying of Ginger (Zingiber officinale): Emprical Modelling, Drying Characteristics, and Quality Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Waheed Deshmukh ◽  
Mahesh N. Varma ◽  
Chang Kyoo Yoo ◽  
Kailas L. Wasewar
Keyword(s):  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Food Preservation ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Drying Methods ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Drying Characteristics ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Thin Layer Drying

Drying is a simultaneous heat and mass transfer energy intensive operation, widely used as a food preservation technique. In view of improper postharvest methods, energy constraint, and environmental impact of conventional drying methods, solar drying could be a practical, economical, and environmentally reliable alternative. In the present paper applicability of mixed mode solar cabinet dryer was investigated for drying of commercially important and export oriented ginger. Freshly harvested ginger slices were successfully dried from initial moisture content of 621.50 to 12.19% (d.b.) and their drying characteristics, quality parameters, and kinetics were evaluated. The results showed that present solar dryer could be successfully applied for drying of ginger in view of quality, reduced drying time, and zero energy requirement as compared to conventional open sun drying and convective drying techniques, respectively. Drying curves showed that drying occurred in falling rate period and no constant period was observed. The effective moisture diffusivity was determined by using Fick’s second law and found to be 1.789×10-9 m2/s. The drying data was fitted to five thin layer drying models and compared using statistical criteria. Page model was found to be most suitable to describe the drying kinetics of ginger in solar dryer under natural convection among the tested models.

Improvement of the Thermal Performance of Solar Drying Systems Using Different Techniques: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Messaoud Sandali ◽  
Abdelghani Boubekri ◽  
Djamel Mennouche
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Buoyant Force ◽  
Circulation Mode ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Drying System ◽  
Air Circulation

Solar drying is one of the most important processes of preserving agricultural products. This review paper focused mainly on the enhancement of efficiency a solar drying system. The establishment of different techniques and factors, which may affect the performance of solar dryers, helps to improve solar dryers’ effectiveness. Different types of solar dryers were described here; moreover, various performance analyses of solar drying systems (SDSs) were presented. Factors and techniques for improving efficiency of solar dryers were discussed as well. The effect of operating conditions, geometrical conditions, adding of reflectors, heat exchanger, heat pump, photovoltaic source, air circulation mode, and phase change material (PCM) on the efficiency of a solar drying system were studied and discussed. Results showed that climatic conditions such as ambient temperature and solar radiation have an important influence on the solar dryer performance. The chimney integrated in solar dryer increases the buoyant force applied on the air stream to maintain a greater air flow velocity, which removes one side of moisture. The concentrators found to be effective in reducing the drying time by increasing the air temperature inside the dryer. Photovoltaic panels provides electricity source to run electrical components such as the fan to provide a forced air circulation that removes more moisture from the product compared with the natural convection or the heat pump to ensure the drying process at night. PCMs store the thermal energy during sunshine hours and release it after sunset, which can reduce the heat losses and improve the thermal efficiency of the drying system.

scholarly journals Design and development of natural convective solar dryer

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Baibhaw Kumar ◽  
L. Gábor Szepesi ◽  
Zoltán Szamosi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Source ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
External Heat ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
External Heat Source ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Drying Behavior ◽  
Drying Efficiency

Solar drying has emerged as a potential drying solution for agricultural products in many developing nations. The drying behavior of the product to be dried depends on many parameters of the dryer. A box-type natural convective solar dryer was developed to analyze the drying performance of Wood chips. Experiments revealed promising drying results with drying efficiency. The design of the dryer could further be enhanced by hybridization with an external heat source.

Peningkatan Kinerja Mesin Pengering Hybrid Melalui Modifikasi Tungku Biomassa Untuk Pengeringan Ikan Tongkol (Euthynus affinis)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makmur Munandarsyah ◽  
Raida Agustina ◽  
Kiman Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Oven Method ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Tuna Fish ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Hybrid Test ◽  
Time Of Harvest

Abstrak. Pada saat musim panen ikan, para nelayan banyak mendapatkan ikan tongkol sebagai hasil tangkapan dengan jumlah yang sangat besar. Karena jumlah yang sangat banyak, terkadang ikan tongkol tidak habis terjual. Hal tersebut mengakibatkan ikan tongkol cepat membusuk jika tidak ada pengolahan yang baik. Salah satu cara yang dilakukan nelayan adalah dengan mengeringkan ikan tongkol tersebut secara alami (penjemuran dibawah sinar matahari). Alat pengering surya tipe rak adalah alat pengering berbentuk kotak yang memanfaatkan matahari sebagai energi termalnya. Adapun kendala dari alat pengering ini adalah hanya memanfaatkan panas dari energi matahari sehingga ketika cuaca dalam keadaan mendung atau saat malam tiba alat ini tidak bisa difungsikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan nilai efisiensi pada tungku biomassa serta alat yang digunakan lebih efektif dan efisien. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode oven. Hasil penelitian diperoleh total efisiensi penggunaan energi selama pengeringan yaitu, untuk pengeringan uji kosong hybrid adalah 0,11%, untuk pengeringan uji hybrid sebesar 5,60% dan untuk pengeringan uji surya sebesar 28,13%. Sementara untuk lamanya waktu pengeringan, uji hybrid ulangan selama 14 jam, uji hybrid ulangan 2 selama 14 jam, uji surya ulangan 1 selama 15 jam dan uji surya 2 ulangan selama 16 jam. Untuk total energi tersedia, pengeringan hybrid sebesar 265,63 MJ dan pengeringan surya sebesar 9,61 MJ. Improved Hybrid Dry Engine Performance through Modification of Biomass Furnaces for Drying Mackarel Tuna (Euthynus affinis)Abstract. At the time of harvest fish, fishermen get a lot of catches of tuna with very large amount. Due to the very large number of these, sometimes the tuna is not sold out. This resulted in the tuna quickly decompose if there is no good processing. One way in which the fisherman is by drying the tuna fish naturally (the drying in the sun). A tool rack type solar dryer is a box-shaped dryer that utilize the sun as thermal energy. The constraints of this tool is only utilizing the heat from solar energy, so when the weather is cloudy or at nightfall these tools can not function. The research aims to modify the tool rack type solar dryer to be a hybrid dryer for drying anchovy. The method used in this research is oven method. The results were obtained that total efficiency of energy use during drying is for drying empty test hybrid is 0,11%, for drying hybrid test at 5,60%, and for drying solar test of 28,13%. As for the length of drying time, hybrid test replicates 1 for 14 hours, hybrid test replicates 2 for 14 hours, solar test replicates 1 for 15 hours, and solar test repliatesc 2 for 16 hours. For the total energy available, hybrid drying of 265,63 MJ and solar drying of 9,61 MJ.

scholarly journals Energy Analysis of a Hybrid Solar Dryer for Drying Coffee Beans

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Suherman Suherman ◽  
Hasri Widuri ◽  
Shelyn Patricia ◽  
Evan Eduard Susanto ◽  
Raafi Jaya Sutrisna
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Energy Analysis ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Method ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Coffee Beans ◽  
Drying Chamber

In this study, hybrid solar drying of coffee beans was performed, and energy analysis was carried out, to assess the system’s performance, in terms of energy efficiency, compared to solar drying and the open sun drying method. The dryer has three compartments: solar collector for collecting solar radiation, drying chamber, and a Liquid Petroleum Gas burner, which acted as an auxiliary heater to assist the thermal energy. The drying chamber has four trays for placing the dried product. The initial moisture content of coffee beans was 54.23% w.b and was reduced to the final moisture content between 11-12% w.b. The coffee beans dried faster when subjected to the solar hybrid drying method, compared to other methods, with the dryer temperature of 40°C, 50°C, and 60°C. Results indicated that the coffee beans’ drying times varied from 10 to 14 hours. However, at temperature 50°C and 60°C for the 1st tray, the water content was reduced more rapidly compared to the other tray. From the results of this study, we can see the different efficiency of solar collector that shows of 54.15% at variable temperature 60°C for drying time 12:00 to 14:00 p.m for hybrid solar drying and for the solar drying process is 50.07% at the range of drying time 12:00 to 14:00 p.m. Mathematical modelling shows that Page model is the most suitable for describing the coffee beans’ drying behaviour using a hybrid solar dryer. The effective diffusivity values found in this experiment are all in the acceptable range for most agricultural products. ©2020. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved

scholarly journals Modifikasi dan Uji Kinerja Alat Pengering Energi Surya-Hybrid Tipe Rak untuk Pengeringan Ikan Teri

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Risman Hanafi ◽  
Kiman Siregar ◽  
Diswandi Nurba
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Cool Storage ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Hybrid Test ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Time Of Harvest

Abstrak. Pada saat musim panen ikan, para nelayan banyak mendapatkan ikan teri sebagai hasil tangkapan dengan jumlah yang sangat besar. Karena jumlah yang sangat banyak, terkadang ikan teri tidak habis terjual. Hal tersebut mengakibatkan ikan teri membusuk jika tidak ada tempat pengawetan (cool storage). Salah satu cara yang dilakukan nelayan adalah dengan mengeringkan ikan teri tersebut secara alami (penjemuran dibawah sinar matahari). Alat pengering surya tipe rak adalah alat pengering berbentuk kotak yang memanfaatkan matahari sebagai energi termalnya. Adapun kendala dari alat pengering ini adalah hanya memanfaatkan panas dari energi matahari sehingga ketika cuaca dalam keadaan mendung atau saat malam tiba alat ini tidak bisa difungsikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memodifikasi alat pengering surya tipe rak, menjadi alat pengering hybrid untuk pengeringan ikan teri. Hasil penelitian diperoleh total efisiensi penggunaan energi selama pengeringan yaitu, untuk pengeringan uji kosong hybrid adalah 0,010%, untuk pengeringan uji hybrid sebesar 0,695% dan untuk pengeringan uji surya sebesar 20,319%. Sementara untuk lamanya waktu pengeringan, uji hybrid ulangan 1 selama 7 jam, uji hybrid ulangan 2 selama 8 jam, uji surya ulangan 1 selama 10 jam dan uji surya ulangan 2 selama 11 jam. Untuk total energi tersedia, pengeringan hybrid sebesar 305,838 MJ dan pengeringan surya sebesar 9,896 MJ. Modifications and Performance Test Instrument Solar-Hybrid Dryer Type Rack for Drying AnchovyAbstract. At the time of harvest fish, fishermen get a lot of anchovy as catches with very large amount. Due to the very large number of these, sometimes anchovy is not sold out. This resulted in an anchovy rot if not done preservation (cool storage). One way in which the fisherman is by drying anchovy naturally (the drying in the sun). A tool rack type solar dryer is a box-shaped dryer that utilize the sun as thermal energy. The constraints of this tool is only utilizing the heat from solar energy, so when the weather is cloudy or at nightfall these tools can not function. The research aims to modify the tool rack type solar dryer to be a hybrid dryer for drying anchovy. The results were obtained that total efficiency of energy use during drying is for drying empty test hybrid is 0,010%, for drying hybrid test at 0,695%, and for drying solar test of 20,319%. As for the length of drying time, hybrid test replicates 1 for 7 hours, hybrid test replicates 2 for 8 hours, solar test replicates 1 for 10 hours, and solar test replicates 2 for 11 hours. For the total energy available, hybrid drying of 305,838 MJ and solar drying of 9,896 MJ.

scholarly journals Development of an Automated Solar Powered Hot-air Supplemented Dryer

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
O. Taiwo Aduewa ◽  
S. Ajiboye Oyerinde ◽  
P. Ayoola Olalusi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Drying Temperature ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Drying Chamber

The world is facing two major challenges: one is to meet the exponential growing demand for energy particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries and other is to deal with global, regional and local environmental impacts resulting from supply and use of conventional energy. The cost-effective technology for solar drying that can be easily adopted among the rural farmers of developing countries needs to be developed in areas where solar energy is abundantly available. As cheap as the solar energy could be, there are associated problems with the stability of the energy for different purposes due to instability of climatic conditions. For this research, a solar powered hot-air supplemented dryer (SPHSD) with a capacity of 20 kg of sliced yam was designed and developed. The SPHSD has three sections which are solar collector chamber, drying chamber and hot-air supplement chamber which is powered with two 150-watt solar panel and a 200 amps solar battery for continuous operation during bad weather. All data were logged digitally for accuracy and test was done using yam slices. Difference in drying time and stability in drying temperature was evaluated using SPHSD and indirect solar dryer. The result shows stability of temperature in the drying chamber when SPHSD was used while the drying temperature fluctuates throughout the indirect solar drying test period. Drying experiment was conducted for 481 minutes (between 0910 hrs to 1713 hrs) reducing the moisture content from 71.91%, 72.1% and 72.8% to 27.95%, 25.78% and 28.23% for MC1, MC2 and MC3in wet basis respectively. Drying experiment was conducted for 832 minutes (between 0901 hrs to 2257 hrs) reducing the moisture content from initial moisture content levels of 72.66%, 71.48% and 71.48% to 13.47%, 12.53% and 12.54% for MC1, MC2 and MC3in wet basis respectively.

scholarly journals Experimental Study of Solar Dryer with Thermal Energy Storage System for Drying of Agro Products

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopinath Radhakrishnan Govindan ◽  
Muthuvel Sattanathan ◽  
Muthukannan Muthiah ◽  
Sudhakarapandian Ranjitharamasamy ◽  
Muthu Manokar Athikesavan
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Plate Count ◽  
Microbial Count ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
The Absolute

Abstract The drying of food products is an essential step in the preservation ofcrops and agricultural by-products that serve as raw materials for numerous end applications. Solar drying with Phase Change Material (PCM) is an efficient low-energy consumption processin the post-reapingstage, reducing food deterioration. A customized solar dryer setup was assembled usingCudappah (black) stones as the baseof the drying chamber to facilitate the absorption of solar energy on its surface. Theorganic paraffin wax, with a melting point of 60℃,was used as PCM in the solar dryer. The novelty of the study is the application of a PCMin asolar dryer to improve the effectiveness of drying and decrease the absolute drying period and the microbial content in the dried food products. The study compared the drying characteristics between open sun drying, solar dryingwithout and with PCM (100 and 200 grams). The fabricated setup was utilised for drying coconut using a PCM-based solar drying method.The coconut was dried from an initial moisture content of 55.5% to a final moisture content of about 9%. The prototype dryer modelminimized the use ofthe workforce,avoided improper drying,and decreased the absolute drying time. A Total Plate Count (TPC) test was conducted to characterize the microbial content in the dried coconut.The microbial count decreased with the use of 200 g PCM as the use of PCM retained the heat for a longer time in the chamber. The drying time of the coconut was decreased by about 28 and 52 hours by installing of about 100 and 200g of PCM respectively. The drying time of the coconut decreased with an increase in the amount of PCM in the solar dryer. The sensory characteristics like colour, taste, flavour, quality, and texture of the solar-dried coconut sample were superiorto the sun-dried coconut sample.

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