Design And Construction Of Forced Convection Indirect Solar Dryer
ABSTRACT
This project presents the design and construction of
indirect forced convection solar crop dryer for drying moringa leaves. The
dryer is made up of the drying chamber and four collectors, consisting of a
transparent polythene sheet as the cover and rock pebbles as the absorber. A
solar energy of about 417W/M2incident on the collector is transmitted and
absorbed by the rock pebbles to heat the air forced into the drying chamber by
convection with the help of a D.0 fan powered by rechargeable battery, charged
by solar cells. 22.2g of fresh rnoringa leaves at the initial moisture content
of 80%wb was dried to 1 O%wb in 16 hours at air drying temperature of 44.2°C
and relative humidity of 49%. An efficiency of 15% was achieved with the dryer.
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ARIONYE, C (2021). Design And Construction Of Forced Convection Indirect Solar Dryer. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-and-construction-of-forced-convection-indirect-solar-dryer-7-2
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CHIGOZIE, ARIONYE. "Design And Construction Of Forced Convection Indirect Solar Dryer" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 18 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/design-and-construction-of-forced-convection-indirect-solar-dryer-7-2