indirect and mixed mode solar drying mathematical models for sultana grape

Indirect Solar Drier for Drying of Hill Products

An indirect solar drier of 25 kg capacity has been developed fitted with solar cell for running the fan. The bulbs are provided in the solar collector for air heating during clouds and evening & morning for faster drying reducing drying time. 15 such solar driers have been installed in the state. Various hill agricultural crops have been dried in solar drier by the farmers and collected. The ma...

mathematical modeling of forced convection thin layer solar drying for cuminum cyminum

this paper presents mathematical models of thin layer forced convection solar drying of cuminum cyminum using two drying methods (mixed and indirect) at different operating conditions. the average initial moisture content of the seeds for all tests was about 43% d.b. and the drying was performed continuously, in each test, for a uniform period of 90 minutes drying time in a solar cabinet dryer ...

Mixed Mode Cascaded Classification Models

We present here Mixed Mode Cascaded Classification Models, an algorithmic framework that seeks to effectively solve a wide range of machine learning tasks in a “plug and play” manner. It does this by sharing predictions between machine learning tasks, thus giving each task additional high-level information that can be used to solve its specific problem. We consider here a specific implementatio...

selection of a relevant mathematical model for drying of tomato slices using solar dryer

in this research, solar drying of a thin layer of tomato slices was evaluated. the experiments were carried out at the air velocities of 0.5 and 1.0 m s-1 and thicknesses of 3, 5 and 7 mm. in order to find the most suitable form of thin layer drying model, nine different mathematical drying models were fitted to the experimental data to determine the pertinent coefficients of each model. the go...

Mathematical Models of Solar Energy Conversion Systems

Solar Drying Technology for Food Preservation

Food losses in the developing world are thought to be 50% of the fruits and vegetables grown and 25% of harvested food grain (Burden, 1989). Food preservation can reduce wastage of a harvest surplus, allow storage for food shortages, and in some cases facilitate export to high-value markets. Drying is one of the oldest methods of food preservation. Drying makes produce lighter, smaller, and les...