[Retracted] Design and Fabrication of Solar Dryer System for Food Preservation of Vegetables or Fruit

Table 6

Observation of fenugreek in the solar dryer in direct sunlight.

Time of day	Weight (F.C.) (g)	Weight (N.C.) (g)	Temp. F.C. (°C)	Temp. N.C. (°C)	Temp. F.C. plate (°C)	Temp. N.C. plate (°C)	Solar flux horizontal (W/m^2)	Solar flux at 27° (W/m^2)
09:00	280.3	243.6	33.8	38.1	46.4	53.3	450	493
10:00	267.6	174	34.2	41.4	50.3	56.2	460	480
11:00	254.3	165.4	34.6	39.4	51.3	59.2	466	546
12:00	202.4	145.3	35.2	39.9	52.2	60.7	502	565
01:00	190.5	120	38.2	37.3	49.2	61.9	550	445
02:00	165	108	37.2	41.4	44.9	54.3	420	347
03:00	161	102	35.4	38.1	41.7	49.9	417	322
AVG	217	151	35.5	39.3	48	56.5	466.4	376.1