A review of new technologies, models and experimental investigations of solar driers
M.V. Ramana Murthy *
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, India
abstract
An attempt is made to review various aspects of solar driers applied to drying of food products at small
scale. Popular types of driers in Asia-Pacific region, and new types of driers with improved technologies
are discussed. The open sun drying and some alternate solutions are presented. The various aspects
considered for modeling and experimental investigations carried out on various food products are also
presented. Finally, the performance evaluation of the drier is discussed in detail. It is found that there is a
shorter way of estimating the performance of a drier.
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