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The energy study is very important for any energy system due to rise in fuel cost, raw materials cost, and higher environmental impact of the energy system. Hence, a study on energy analysis of solar drying system becomes indispensable. In order to highlight the energy requirements of solar drying system, this chapter attempts to show extensive energy analysis of direct/indirect solar dryers. The CO2 discharge per year, embodied energy, energy payback time, carbon mitigation, and carbon credit have all been considered. The embodied energy of greenhouse dryers in passive mode and the life cycle cost have also been evaluated. The finding shows about 17.6% reduction in per unit cost of the fossil fuel-generated electricity. The net mitigation of CO2 for the dryer is 38.06 tons, and the earned carbon credit varies from INR 12,561.70–50,245.49. This finding suggests that energy analysis of direct/indirect solar dryers is important in protecting the environment from pollution and is also a viable tool in the design of efficient drying system.
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Prakash, O., Kumar, A., Chauhan, P.S., Onwude, D.I. (2017). Energy Analysis of the Direct and Indirect Solar Drying System. In: Prakash, O., Kumar, A. (eds) Solar Drying Technology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3833-4_19
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