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Performance evaluation of phase change material (PCM) based hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar dryer for drying arid fruits

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Title Performance evaluation of phase change material (PCM) based hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar dryer for drying arid fruits
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Creator Surendra Poonia
A.K. Singh
Dilip Jain
 
Subject Indian jujube and date palm drying
Photo-voltaic thermal hybrid solar dryer
Phase change material
Drying efficiency
Thermal storage system
 
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Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) and Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) the most important fruit crops that can grow in India's hot arid regions. The perishable nature of Indian jujube and date fruits leads to post-harvest loss. Both of these fruits are highly perishable, containing more than 80% moisture. Moisture needs to be reduced to less than 20% for storing it for a longer period of time. A phase change material (PCM) based hybrid solar dryer was developed, which consisted of the collector of area 1.06 m2 and two drying trays made of SS (0.50 m2) and that two half trays (0.24 m2). The performance of the developed PCM dryer was evaluated by drying fresh Indian jujube and date palm fruits having an initial moisture content of 65–80% (wet basis) and compared with the developed dryer without PCM. The drying system works so that phase-change material stores the thermal energy during sunshine hours and releases it at night. Therefore, the dryer is effectively operative for the next 5–6 h. The temperature of the drying chamber was observed as 6 °C higher than the ambient temperature in July 2020 during date palm drying after sunshine hours till midnight and it falls gradually, and temperature in the drying chamber was observed as 5°Celsius higher than the ambient temperature in January 2021 during Indian jujube drying. The variations in moisture content (wet basis) of the Indian jujube fruit are reduced from 80% to 22% within seven days by using the dryer with PCM and in 9 days dryer without PCM. In date palm fruit, MC reduced from 65 to 20% in 6 days in the dryer with PCM and eight days without PCM. The thermal efficiency (η) of PCM based hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) solar dryer (η = 18.0%) was found better than that of natural convection mode without PCM based hybrid solar dryer (η = 15.8%). The developed solar dryer provides a promising alternative for drying other arid food produced after sunshine hours with a real-time data acquisition system. It is also found to be superior in retaining quality.
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Date 2022-01-21T11:19:39Z
2022-01-21T11:19:39Z
2021-11-19
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/68874
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Elsevier B.V.