Research Article
[Retracted] Design and Fabrication of Solar Dryer System for Food Preservation of Vegetables or Fruit
Table 5
Observation of fenugreek in solar dryer.
| | Time of day | Weight (forced convection) (g) | Weight (natural convection) (g) | Temp. N.C. (°C) | Temp. F.C. (°C) | N.C plate (°C) | F.C. plate (°C) | Solar flux horizontal (W/m2) | Solar flux at 27° (W/m2) |
| | 09:00 | 1000 | 1000 | 37.3 | 35.6 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 680 | 556 | | 10:00 | 920 | 895 | 39.1 | 38.2 | 45.3 | 44.2 | 863 | 773 | | 11:00 | 900 | 870.5 | 40.7 | 39.1 | 48.2 | 46.4 | 1080 | 1951 | | 12:00 | 740.3 | 720 | 45.8 | 40.4 | 65.1 | 47.1 | 1183 | 1025 | | 01:00 | 690.2 | 669.4 | 43.9 | 45.9 | 67.7 | 55.2 | 1145 | 1025 | | 02:00 | 577 | 490.3 | 43.3 | 42.8 | 61.1 | 53.2 | 1345 | 1030 | | 03:00 | 478 | 433 | 45.5 | 45.4 | 59.9 | 53.7 | 1050 | 730 |
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South facing at 27°C.
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