Solar drying is an integral part of rural life for various products, especially vegetable, fruits &
spices which are produced in rural areas and have no scientific means of preserving such …

The study assesses the performance of a natural convection solar dryer to dry chilli to
overcome the shortcomings of traditional open sun drying. The dryer was consisting of two …

Uncertain price rise and rapid depletion of fossil fuels accelerated the development of
renewable energy sources in the form of alternative power sources. Solar is an abundant …

To maintain the right balance between the supply and demand of food for growing human
population, it is essential to reduce food item losses. Increasing the food production …

The tremendous rise in demand for energy has led to a scarcity of conventional sources of
energy like fossil fuels, thereby pushing us in search of alternative sources of energy. Sun is …

ABSTRACT A solar dryer was designed, fabricated and installed at Spices Research Centre,
Bogra for drying of chilli. A DC fan of 10 watt was used for exhausting moisture with the help …

Sun drying is an oldest and traditional method used to dry and preserve agricultural
products in tropical and sub-tropical countries. But the process is disadvantageous like …

Developing an efficient and economic solar dryer for continuous drying of agricultural food
products has become potentially a viable substitute for fossil fuel in developing countries like …

In this paper a review of the solar dryer is presented. The world population is more than 6
billion and about 20-25 percent people does not have enough food to eat. It has been …

Solar energy is the most promising of the renewable energy sources in view of its apparent
limitless potential. Direct solar energy has been applied to grain drying for years. The sun …