Impact of drying method of figs with small-scale flat-plate solar collector
| Autor: | Min Kang, Lubna Hassan, Mansoor Khan Khattak, Jun Yang, Xingsheng Wang, Ninghui Li, Fahim Ullah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Engineering Meteorology business.industry 020209 energy Mechanical Engineering Scale (chemistry) Environmental engineering Humidity 02 engineering and technology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Solar energy 01 natural sciences Mechanics of Materials 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Water content 010606 plant biology & botany Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Engineering. 13:407-412 |
| ISSN: | 1708-5284 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/wje-08-2016-0054 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop a performance flat-plate solar collector that would be used as a solar drier for fruit fig (Ficus carica L). This study proposes how and why solar energy is important for drying the agricultural products. This study aims to expand the domain of solar collector for different purposes and, most important, for agricultural resource normally found in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for an exploratory study using the flat-plate solar collector with drying chamber for drying purposes of agricultural products. During the experiment, the data were collected with moisture content, drying rate of the product and solar irradiation falls on the collector. Findings This paper describes that how flat-plate collector works for agricultural products and how to reduce the moisture content in the product (fig). Efficiency of collector was evaluated under the ambient temperatures of 24°C. Efficiency also significantly increased from 53 to 55 per cent with an increase in ambient temperature from 22 to 24 °C. Figs (Ficus carica L) were dried in the drying chamber of the flat-plate solar collector. The products were dried at temperature of 55-65°C and 15 to 20 per cent humidity. Research limitations/implications Because of this research chosen, the research results are beneficiary for agricultural users for drying purposes. Therefore, the researchers are encouraged to dry the agricultural product with flat-plate solar collector, because it reduced the moisture content of the product very fast. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to study that how flat-plat solar collector can be used. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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