SOLAR VEGETABLES &

FRUITS DRYER
2nd FYP PRESENTATION

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FINAL YEAR PRESENTATION (FYP)
INFORMATION:
 Client Name =Dr. Naseer Ahmad(Vice Chancellor of CECOS University)
 Supervisor Name = Engr. Muhammad Irfan khan
 Co-Supervisor Name = Engr. Hashim Khan
 Group Information:
1) Shahbaz Khan [ Cu-378-2017]
2) Muhammad Usama [Cu-390-2019]
3) Muhammad Burhan [Cu-397-2019]

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CONTENTS:

1) Introduction
2) Load distribution
3) Problem statement
4) Literature review
5) Analytical design
6) Numerical Design
7) Specifications
8) Material selection and estimated cost
9) Final CAD model
10) Included theoretical calculations in our project
11) Gantt chart
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INTRODUCTION:

What if we buy off-season fruits and vegetables at a lower price

than in season?

In Season 1 dozen = 50-80 Rs

In Season 1 kg = 30 Rs Off-Season 1 kg = 300 Rs

Off-Season 1 dozen = 240-300 Rs

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LOAD DISTRIBUTION:

1) SHAHBZ KHAN
Responsible for providing wood material with low price, and discuss
project with carpenters. Also provide relevant material for Project.
2) MUHAMMAD BURHAN
Responsible for providing iron sheet, and lower frame material and
collaborate with welder. Also provide relevant material for
presentations.
3) MUHAMMAD USAMA
Responsible for making CAD model, Matlab, calculations, material
selections, and presentation making.
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PROBLEM DEFINITION:

 The farmers of Pakistan especially Quality

KPK farmers are experiencing Degradation
During The
serious post-harvest loss due to Drying Stage
deterioration in the quality and
quantity of their produce because of
the overwhelming transportation
costs and that combined with the Farmers
high temperature of the summer
makes it more difficult for them to Storage Delays In
achieve a high value for their Facilities Transport
products.

REFERENCE:
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Potential assessment and experimental analysis of solar vegetable dryer: in case of north
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 LITERATURE REVIEW:
CONTRIBUTIONS REFERENCES
This research paper concluded different types of (
system and advantages and disadvantages of solar https://www.researchgate.net/publication/30803047
drying. 8_Review_of_solar_dryer_for_grains_vegetables_a
nd_fruits
)
This research paper concluded methods, fabrication (
and specifications for solar drying. https://energsustainsoc.biomedcentral.com/articles
/10.1186/s13705-015-0052-x
)
This research paper concluded review on Solar (
Dryer for grains, vegetables and fruits. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/30803047
8_Review_of_solar_dryer_for_grains_vegetables_a
nd_fruits
This research paper concluded Development of a )Research(
Fixed Solar Dryer with a Practical. https://www.ijitee.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v
8i9S2/I11680789S219.pdf
)
This research paper concluded review Solar Dryer. dryer(
https://www.ijera.com/papers/Vol3_issue2/ER32896
902.pdf
)
Performance study of different solar dryers: review(
12/13/2023 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/p 7
ii/S1364032114001816
SIMPLE ANALYTICAL DESIGN:

Warm & Humid Air

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 ANALYTICAL DESIGN OF OUR FYP:

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NUMERICAL DESIGN:

Literature
review

Material
Selection Solar
& design dryer

Wood, solar panel,

polycarbonate glass battery, Manufacturing &
iron sheet and iron frame calculations

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 SPECIFICATIONS(UPPER FRAME):

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 SPECIFICATIONS(GATE):

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 SPECIFICATIONS(LOWER SUPPORTING
FRAME):

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 MATERIAL SELECTION & ESTIMATED
COST(RS 89200):
NAME PRICE REFERENCE
Imported Wood Rs 300 ×(50- 55) Pakistan Local Market
=16500

Polycarbonate Glass 5000 Pakistan Local Market

Tm & RH measuring sensor Rs 1000 × 3 Pakistan Local Market

Temperature Controller Rs 1899 https://www.daraz.pk/products/xk-w1099-i3
47117994-s1774269268.html?spm=a2a0e.se
archlist.list.1.36bd12dd5BTd02&search=1

Solar collector, battery and relevant Rs 30,000 Pakistan Local Market

accessories
Supporting Frame Rs 12000 Pakistan Local Market
Installation, Fabrication and Labor cost 25,000 Pakistan Local Market

Black painted Iron Sheet (1.5mm thickness) 4800 Pakistan Local Market
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 FINAL CAD MODEL(OPEN GATE):

Standard orientation Default orientation

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 FINAL CAD MODEL(CLOSED GATE):

Standard Orientation Front View

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ANALYSIS & TESTS IN SOLAR DRYER:

 As our main concern in the project is to interact with:

1) Temperature
2) Moisture content
3) Time
4) Exergy
5) Energy
 So we will generate table between these factors. i-e
1) Time vs Exergy
2) Time vs Energy
3) Sunshine hours vs Temperature
4) Time vs Moisture contents
5) Start weight vs End weight
REFERENCE:
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ern Ethiopia | Sustainable Energy Research | Full Text (springeropen.com)
 REFERENCE:
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THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS IN
CONSTRUCTING A SOLAR DRYER FOR
DRYING OF PINEAPPLES (GHANA):
1) Mass conservation of drying air.
2) Mass conservation of moisture.
3) Determination of fan outlet conditions.
4) Determination of the outlet conditions of trays.
5) Enthalpy of drying air.
6) Relative humidity.
7) Inlet conditions of trays.
8) Specific humidity of the outlet conditions of trays.
9) Heat transfer during humidification.
10) Exergy analysis.
12/13/2023 REFERENCE: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:571508/fulltext01.pdf 19
 OBSERVATION & CALCULATIONS OF
DRYING PINEAPPLES IN GHANA:

REFERENCE: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:571508/fulltext01.pdf
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POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THESE
MASSIVE DATA & CALCULATIONS:
 The possible solution for this
massive calculations is
Formulas MATLAB.
Constant
Values  We will provide Formulas.
 Then it will ask to input
Variable Data.
Values
 Some Data will be constant
for interrelated formulas.
 Matlab output will be
required results and Graph.

Results & Graph

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 GANTT CHART:
ACTIVITY 2022 2023

December January February March April May

Literature Review

Conceptual Design

Market Survey and

material Selection

Initial CAD Modeling

Calculations

Manufacturing

Thesis Writing

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