Solar Dryers

Download or read book Solar Dryers written by B. Brenndorfer and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1985 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation of solar drying potential. Pre-drying processing operations. The mechamisms of drying. Solar radiation. Solar collectors. Solar dryer classification. Direct dryers employing natural convection with separate collector and drying chamber. indirect dryers employing forced convection eith separate collector and drying chamber. Hybrid dryers. Ancillary equipment and recent develpments. Quality assessment. packaging and storage of dried foodstuffs. Dryer selection and design. Experiomental methodology. From theory into practice. Economics. Extension of solar crop drying technology.