PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

OF SOLAR DRYERS
 Solar dryers are used to generate hot air and subsequently the
hot air can be used for various applications viz. space heating,
drying of various commodities such as grains, vegetables,
fruits etc.
 The performance such as quantity of hot air generation, hot air
temperature, system efficiency etc. can be assessed.
INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED

 Pyranometer,
 Thermometer
 Air flow meters
SOLAR CABINET DRYER – NATURAL
CIRCULATION
SOLAR TUNNEL DRYER
DIRECT TYPE DOMESTIC SOLAR DRYER
INDIRECT TYPE DOMESTIC SOLAR
DRYER