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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Muhammadu, Masin Muhammadu | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Abra ham, Adebayo Ekundayo | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-06T12:31:44Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-06T12:31:44Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-10-17 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1553-9865 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1729 | - |
| dc.description.sponsorship | In this paper, design and fabrication of a passive integral solar dryer for an export grade cassava chips so as to attain a cassava chips with moisture content of between 12-14% with a higher quality void of bacteria and fungi infection at increased rate of dehydration. This was achieved by analyzing the processes involved in the solar dryer such as the heat and mass transfer within and outside the drying chamber. The maximum temperature of 43.8°C was obtained in the drying chamber which is safe for the grain survival. Performances of the solar dryer depend on air flow rate and solar intensity. An improvement was made to improve the drying efficiency by designing a chimney to increase the buoyancy of air on the dryer, change of Perspex for glass due to its high transmittance value to increase the heat transfer and finally an increase in the inlet region which affect the air flow rate, relative humidity and moisture content. Finally, there is increase in efficiency due to high buoyancy force. And the improvement on the existing dryer has improved and retained the quality of cassava chips for livestock and human consumption. An efficiency of 52% and 48% was achieved in the Solar dryer and open air drying respectively. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Researcher | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;Volume 4, Issue 11 | - |
| dc.subject | solar dryer, passive. Integral, cassava, chips, intensity | en_US |
| dc.subject | ,efficiency, fungi, Perspex, moisture content and transmittance. | en_US |
| dc.title | Design, fabrication and testing of solar dryer for drying cassava chip | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | None | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Mechanical Engineering | |
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