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- Title
Computational study of the performance of a solar dryer for improvement in the shelf life of the food materials.
- Authors
Sengar, Mukul; Singh, Dhananjay; Mishra, Pradeep Kumar; Singh, Deepak; Giri, Balendu Shekher
- Abstract
In this study, the thermal and drying characteristics of a thin layer food sample were investigated. An indirect type, simple, efficient, and economically feasible solar dryer was fabricated and used for food preservation. However, a dynamic model of a fabricated solar dryer was also presented to gain a better insight into the drying and thermal actions. This model consists of thermal modeling of the drying chamber, solar collector, and solar-dried food sample. The law of conservation of energy was applied to evaluate the temperature at different sections of the solar dryer with respect to drying time. All listed model equations were solved in the MATLAB environment. This study helps to examine the influence of solar radiation on the collector plate temperature, drying chamber temperature, food sample temperature, and performance parameters such as thermal efficiency with respect to drying time. Model data was found in good agreement with experimental data within a 4% error. It is concluded that the drying of food material is affected by air temperature, the collector temperature, mode of heat transfer, and material characteristics such as dimension and mass of the food sample.
- Subjects
SOLAR dryers; SOLAR collectors; SOLAR radiation; FOOD dehydration; CONSERVATION of energy
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 23, p34550
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-024-33209-w