Project Zeroth Review

Mathematical Modeling of Solar

Drying Systems

C AJAYMUGUNDAN
202119006
M.Tech Chemical Engineering 3rd semester
 Literature review
In many countries, agricultural products are dried under the open sun.
However, this way of drying degrades the quality of the dried products
due to interference from external impurities and uneven drying rates.
Numerous types of solar dryers have been designed and developed in
various parts of the world, yielding varying degrees of technical
performance. Basically, there are three types of solar dryers; direct solar
dryers, indirect solar dryers and mixed-mode dryers. This review paper is
focused on the natural convection direct type solar dryers. These are the
most cost effective type of solar dryers and are easy to fabricate and use.
Direct type natural convection solar dryers do not use any auxiliary
equipment and protects the products from external contamination. In this
review paper, we analyze different types of direct natural convection
solar dryers and different design modifications applied to them in order
to increase their effectiveness.
Classification of Solar Dryers
 Research Gap
• modelling of the dryer to minimize the
drying time.
• selecting of the suitable material for
construction of the dryer.
• reducing the time required for dehydration
of the food product.
• maintaining the sensory qualities(colour,
flavour,taste,texture,aroma) of banana.
 Objectives

• Direct dryer
i.e., with only natural
convection and not by any
means of forced
convection using air fans,
blowers, etc.
• to develop a mathematical
model equation to predict
the dehydration time etc.
 Work Plan
• to study the rate of
dehydration of banana
by placing different
kinds of samples in the
dryer.
• to collect a statistical
data and analyze it to
develop a model that
could be used to
predict the drying time.
Thank you