Design of Flat Plate Solar Collector

Authors

  • Nalini Deepthi Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Hemant Vilas Jadhav Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Rupesh Satappa Patil Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Nandu Balaram Kamankar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Suraj Bharat Chaudhari Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

solar drying system, dry food, solar energy, conventional methods, flat plate collector

Abstract

Drying is the process of removing moisture from an object also at the same time it transfers mass and heat. It is a classical process of for food preservation, that helps to transport the more weight with very less storage space. So this project is chosen to store the more amount of food in very space, as open sun drying is carried out all over the world, but it has some problem of abomination of pollution, dirt, germs, infections, etc. by insect and other animals. Therefore, the drying is done in closed equipment protected from all surrounding infections. This project showcases the design, construction and working of flat plate solar dryer for food conserving. Here to increase the efficiency of whole process a double pass system is used in collector. The air flows through the collector double pass system with the help of fans. 

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Published

2020-08-08

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

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