Research Article

Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer

Volume: 18 Number: 4 December 4, 2012
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Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer

Abstract

In this study, a solar energy dryer capacity of 10 kg has been designed, manufactured and analyzed by drying tomato. The developed dryer has been used to dry the tomatoes at the different conditions. The necessary electricity and heat energy was provided by solar energy completely. The tomatoes were sliced into 5 mm thickness were dried from initial moisture content 16.39 g water g dry matter-1 to final moisture content 0.21 g water g dry matter-1. Tomato slices were dried at 40 °C, 45 °C and 50 °C drying air temperatures and average 0.2 m s-1 air velocity in 8.5, 7 and 6 hours, respectively. Specific moisture extraction rates (SMER) were calculated as at 40 °C 0.49 kg kWh-1, 45 °C 0.45 kg kWh-1 and 50 °C 0.42 kg kWh-1. Average solar collector efficiency was calculated as 49.33% according to experimental results. 

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December 4, 2012

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December 20, 2012

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Year 2012 Volume: 18 Number: 4

APA
Aktaş, M., Şevik, S., Doğan, H., & Öztürk, M. (2012). Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 18(4), 287-298. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217
AMA
1.Aktaş M, Şevik S, Doğan H, Öztürk M. Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2012;18(4):287-298. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217
Chicago
Aktaş, Mustafa, Seyfi Şevik, Hikmet Doğan, and Müjdat Öztürk. 2012. “Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 18 (4): 287-98. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217.
EndNote
Aktaş M, Şevik S, Doğan H, Öztürk M (December 1, 2012) Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 18 4 287–298.
IEEE
[1]M. Aktaş, S. Şevik, H. Doğan, and M. Öztürk, “Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 287–298, Dec. 2012, doi: 10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217.
ISNAD
Aktaş, Mustafa - Şevik, Seyfi - Doğan, Hikmet - Öztürk, Müjdat. “Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 18/4 (December 1, 2012): 287-298. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217.
JAMA
1.Aktaş M, Şevik S, Doğan H, Öztürk M. Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2012;18:287–298.
MLA
Aktaş, Mustafa, et al. “Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 18, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 287-98, doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Aktaş, Seyfi Şevik, Hikmet Doğan, Müjdat Öztürk. Drying of Tomato in a Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar-Powered Continuous Dryer. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2012 Dec. 1;18(4):287-98. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001217

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