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Solar Drying Technology

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The open-air drying under the sun is one of the most historical methods of using a solar energy for food preservation. The general classification of solar drying systems is presented in this chapter. A wide range of solar dryers have been designed and constructed in different regions of the world. The solar dryers vary in their capacities and degrees of technical performance. Generally, the solar dryers could be grouped systematically according to drying air circulation to natural and forced convection dryers; according to operational modes to direct, indirect, and mixed-mode dryers; and by their heating sources. The most typical solar dryers for agriculture produce based on their construction designs were described. The final selection of solar drying systems should consider the available insolation rate in the target region, kind of product that will be dried, production throughput, and operational and investment costs. Most studies consider solar drying as good alternative to traditional open-air drying and/or conventional drying systems operated by fossil fuels.

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  1. Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Department of Sustainable Technologies, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Praha 6, Suchdol, 16521, Czech Republic

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

    Om Prakash

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Banout, J. (2017). Solar Drying Systems. 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_2

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