Research Article
[Retracted] Design and Fabrication of Solar Dryer System for Food Preservation of Vegetables or Fruit
Table 8
Observation of red chillies in a solar dryer.
| | 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/m2) | Solar flux at 27° (W/m2) |
| | 09:00 | 805 | 730 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 36.6 | 37.6 | 775 | 796 | | 10:00 | 776 | 711 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 42.4 | 743 | 776 | | 11:00 | 686 | 676 | 39.3 | 46.1 | 49.8 | 56.9 | 904 | 1002 | | 12:00 | 545 | 510 | 43.2 | 46.9 | 56.9 | 62.9 | 1032 | 1078 | | 01:00 | 440 | 418 | 44.7 | 48.4 | 62.7 | 72.6 | 1085 | 1121 | | 02:00 | 386 | 343 | 46.0 | 56.4 | 67.8 | 79.7 | 1276 | 1294 | | 03:00 | 244 | 217 | 44.3 | 54.1 | 68.7 | 80.4 | 1165 | 1187 |
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