scholarly journals Performance study of a baffled solar dryer

AIMS Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1136-1146
Author(s):  
Cristiana Brasil Maia ◽  
◽  
Gisele Mol da Silva ◽  
Luiz Felippe Guardia Bianchi ◽  
André Guimarães Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Electrical Heater ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Time Required

<abstract> <p>This paper presents a hybrid solar dryer with baffles disposed of on the solar collector. When the levels of solar radiation are low, an electrical heater is used to increase the drying air temperature. A photovoltaic system feeds the electrical heater and the fans, and it is also used to preheat the drying air, increasing the temperature at the inlet of the solar collector. Experimental results of corn drying indicated that the baffles augmented the energy efficiency of the system (from 23.5 to 24.9%) and the temperature rise in the solar collector (from 13.5 to 20.2 ℃), reducing the time required for the corn to reach the final desired moisture content.</p> </abstract>

scholarly journals Comparison Drying Behavior of Seaweed in Solar, Sun and Oven Tray Dryers

2018 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 05007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suherman Suherman ◽  
Moh. Djaeni ◽  
Andri C. Kumoro ◽  
Rizky A. Prabowo ◽  
Sri Rahayu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Air Humidity ◽  
Iron Plate ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Drying Behavior

The main objective of this study is to analyze and compare the drying behavior of seawage experimentally in solar dryer, sun dryer and oven dryer. Seaweeds with moisture content of 70% have been cleansed of impurities attached and washed with fresh water. The solar dryer tool is made of glass and iron shaped dryer and box, where the solar collector is made of black painted iron plate. The results showed that the air temperature in solar dyrer was higher than the ambient. The air humidity relative in the solar dryer is lower than the ambient. Drying seaweed by solar dryer method can dry the material up to 12.2% water content within 16 hours, and faster than sun dryer method. Energy utilization per kg of material for solar dryer, sun dryer and oven dryer is 1493 kJ / kg, 1338 kJ / kg, and 1620 kJ / kg, respectively. The quality of the product by the solar dryer method produces the best dried seaweed products in terms of color, aroma and contaminants in the product

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Performance of a Solar Chimney Model, Part I: Experimental Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Essaied M Shuia ◽  
Bashir H Arebi ◽  
Ibrahim A abuashe
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Solar Chimney ◽  
Air Velocity ◽  
Collector Temperature

This paper presents the experimental data that was collected from small pilot solar chimney. The experimental data together with ambient conditions are used to evaluate the performance and study the behavior of the solar chimney; this data will be used for comparison with theoretical models in another paper [part II). The solar chimney prototype was designed and constructed at the Subrata Faculty of Engineering-Libya. The data were collected over several days of June 2011. The solar chimney system contains two main components; the solar collector and the solar chimney. The solar collector root‘ has a circular area of126 m3, the solar chimney is a PVC tube with internal diameter of 0.2 m and the total height of chimney is 9.3 m. The measurements include the intensity of solar radiation inside/outside the collector, temperature and velocity of air at the entrance of the chimney, temperature and speed of wind outside the collector, temperature of the ground inside collector al1d temperature measurements of air at speci?c points at different levels throughout the collector. Solar irradiance was found to affect the chimney temperature and subsequently affects chimney air velocity. The experimental results showed that temperature differences of (30 - 45°C) were recorded between the ambient temperature and that of air inside the chimney in the middle of the day, where the highest air temperature of 73.4°C was recorded at the entrance of the solar chimney. The maximum air velocity of 3.6 m/s was recorded inside the solar chimney at noon on 9 June. Wind speed outside the collector had a small effect on the speed of the air inside the chimney and tends to change slightly, hence, can neglect influence of wind speed on the performance of the system. Also the experimental results indicate that such type of system can trap a suf?cient amount of solar radiation, which elevates the air temperature to a suf?cient value able to generate enough air ?ow to operate a wind turbine to produce electricity; this means the solar chimney system for electricity production can work in the north-western part of Libya in the summer time at least.

scholarly journals Fabrication and performance analysis of concentrated hybrid photovoltaic system

2018 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 04023
Author(s):  
Krishna Murthy ◽  
Ajay Daniel ◽  
Lanvin Concessao ◽  
Habbie Alex Roy ◽  
A. Ganesha
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Drastic Increase ◽  
Concentrated Solar Radiation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up

Sun is the most important source of renewable source of energy. During the past few decades there has been an ever-increasing interest in Photovoltaic (PV) cells as it directly converts solar radiation into electricity. This paper involves the performance study of photovoltaic system under concentrated solar radiation. The main problem with the concentration solar energy is the drastic increase in temperature of the photovoltaic module resulting in a decrease in performance efficiency of the system. This problem of overheating of the system can be overcome by providing cooling which would ensure operation of the module in the optimal temperature range. Hence, the setup would function as a hybrid model serving the dual purpose of power generation while also utilizing the waste heat for water heating applications. The experimental set up consist of a novel arrangement of concentrator and reflector and the cooling system. The Hybrid Photovoltaic System was repeatedly tested under real time conditions on several days. A comparison was drawn between the results obtained from direct exposure of a standard photovoltaic module to that obtained from the hybrid system in order to better understand the improvement in performance parameters. The study shown a significant improvement of output of standard photovoltaic module under the concentrated solar radiation.

Recent advances in solar drying system: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Amir Abdul Razak ◽  
M A S M Tarminzi ◽  
M A A Azmi ◽  
Y.H Ming ◽  
MRM Akramin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Electrical Heater ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
System A ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Drying System

Research on solar dryer technology proliferates since it reduces the drying period while keeping nutritional values in the agricultural products. This paper presented a review of recent advances in the solar drying system. This review is composed of working principles and classifications of solar dryers. They were classified into two main elements: airflow modes, either passive or active, and the way heat is transferred: direct, indirect, mixed-mode, and hybrid. The hybrid system used several types of elements to supply additional heat in the drying system, as elaborated in this paper, such as the electrical heater, biomass, and photovoltaic system. The advantages and disadvantages of the solar dryer also being discussed in this paper

scholarly journals Experimental Analysis of Single Glazing, Double Glazing and Triple Pass Solar Dryer

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-73
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Window Glass ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Collector Efficiency ◽  
Drying System ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Drying Efficiency

Adjustable Multi glazing solar drying system is designed and fabricated for experimental study. The arrangement is made in the present model such that it can be wok as a single glazing, double glazing and multi-glazing solar dryer by adjusting the plain window glass (Glazing). The performance analysis and comparison of Single glazing (SGSD), double glazing (DGSD) and Triple pass solar drying system (TPSD) have been conducted by using red chilli. The performance curves show the effect of solar intensity on the collector efficiency, drying efficiency and pick-up efficiency of solar drying system. The collector efficiency of TPSD increased by 28.8% and 53% as compared to DGSD & SGSD respectively at average value of solar radiation 674.4 W/m² at 26.90 gm per second of air mass. The initial moisture content in red chili was measured and found 78.8 (wb) reduced to minimum moisture content 9.8% (wb). It could be concluded that, the time required to dry the red chilli in TPSD is minimum as compared to SGSD and DGSD.

scholarly journals Drying Performance of Beans Using Natural Convective Step Type Solar Dryer

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
S. Joshua Davidson ◽  
J. John Gunasekar ◽  
K. Prasanthkumar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Drying Rate ◽  
Drying Temperature ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Drying Efficiency ◽  
Step Type

Development of appropriate technologies for conversion of solar radiation to thermal energy is essential for fruit and vegetable preservation. A natural convective step type solar dryer with 10 trays was used. The drying parameters such as drying temperature, drying rate and dryer efficiency were studied on bright sunny days from top to bottom of the dryer using unblanched and blanched beans. The maximum and minimum temperatures observed were 84ºC and 50ºC at no load, 59ºC and 75ºC using unblanched beans and 51 and 75ºC using blanched beans. While drying on a sunny day, the moisture content removed was from 72 to 14% for unblanched beans and 76 to 7.32% for blanched beans. On quality evaluation, the high rehydration coefficient was found in blanched beans (0.76) than in unblanched beans (0.52). The collection efficiency was found to be 40.92% and drying efficiency was found to be 15.85% using unblanched beans and 18.75% using blanched beans.

scholarly journals Development of a Compact Solar Vegetable Dehydrator

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V Jadhav ◽  
S. S Wangikar ◽  
A. M Kulkarni ◽  
M. K Patil ◽  
A. A Bansode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Passive Solar ◽  
Time Required

Agricultural products, such as, vegetables are generally perishable and are difficult to store. Drying is one method to reduce the increase their shelf life. Dehydrators use different type of energy as per availability and requirement. Solar dehydrators are more popular since they use renewable solar energy. In this paper such a domestic passive solar dehydrator is designed and analysed for its utility and effectiveness. The dehydrator is designed for converting the perishable agricultural products into powders so that it can be stored and used for longer time. It is designed in two parts. The first part work as a solar energy collector and the second part works as the dehydrator. The heat from solar radiations is imparted to the air in the solar collector. This hot air is used in dehydrator foe drying agricultural products. The experimentation has been performed for different temperatures and flow velocity of air varying for different vegetables depending on their moisture content and time required to remove the moisture. It is observed that drying at different temperature is required for different vegetables to convert them into powder. The taste and colour of the powder produced are found to be good. Therefore, it is suitable and affordable even for farmers with lesser quantity of products.

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 Performance Analysis of Solar Tray Dryer for Cassava Starch

2018 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 05008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suherman Suherman ◽  
Mohammad Djaeni ◽  
Dyah H. Wardhani ◽  
Mukhtar Dzaki R ◽  
Muhammad N. Bagas F
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Cassava Starch ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Drying Rate ◽  
Air Humidity ◽  
Solar Dryer ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Better Than

The main objective of this study is to analyze the performance of solar tray dryyer for cassava starch. The solar tray dryer is made of glass and iron shaped dryer and box, where the solar collector is made of black painted iron plate. The initial moisture content of cassava starch is 50% wet bases. The experimental result show the moisture content of starch decrease rapidly in 8 hours of drying the first day until 14% moisture content. Further drying able to dry starch to 8% water content. The water temperature in solar dryer can reach 60°C was higher than the ambient of 32°C. Furthermore, the air humidity relative in the solar dryer can drop dramatically to 30% is lower than the ambient 80%. Maximum drying rate can reach up to 0.2 g/h. Thermal efficiency of the dryer can reach 40%. The performance of this solar dryer is much better than the sun dryer which veing piloted in this study

scholarly journals Investigation of the impact of atmospheric pollutants on solar module energy efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 2021-2030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Radonjic ◽  
Tomislav Pavlovic ◽  
Dragoljub Mirjanic ◽  
Miodrag Radovic ◽  
Dragana Milosavljevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Atmospheric Pollutants ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Carbon Powder ◽  
Solar Module ◽  
Soil Particles ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope Investigation ◽  
The Impact

Soiling is a term used to describe the deposition of dust (dirt) on the solar modules, which reduces the amount of solar radiation that reaches the solar cells. This can cause a more difficult operation of the entire photovoltaic system and therefore generation of less electric energy. This paper presents the results of the influence of various pollutants commonly found in the air (carbon, calcium carbonate ? CaCO3, and soil particles) on the energy efficiency of solar modules. Scanning electron microscope investigation of carbon powder, CaCO3, and soil particles which were applied to solar modules showed that the particles of carbon and CaCO3 are similar in size, while the space between the particles through which the light can pass, is smaller in carbon than in CaCO3. Dimensions of soil particles are different, and the space between the soil particles through which the light can pass is similar to CaCO3. Solar radiation more easily reaches the surface of solar modules soiled by CaCO3 and soil particles than the surface of the solar modules soiled by carbon. The efficiency of the module soiled by carbon on average decreases by 37.6%, the efficiency of the module soiled by CaCO3 by 6.7%, and the efficiency of the module soiled by soil particles by 6.8%, as compared to the clean solar module. The greatest influence on reducing the energy efficiency of solar modules by soiling exerts carbon, and the influence of CaCO3 and soil particles is similar.

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