Author： Shanmugam S. Kumar P.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 1556-7036
Source： Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol.35, Iss.3, 2013-02, pp. : 282-289
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Abstract
This article explains the drying methodology for sunflower seeds in an oscillating bed solar dryer with different combinations of bed cover and reflecting mirrors. The bed is oscillated at a frequency of 2 Hz. The dryer dries 34 kg of sunflower seeds within the acceptable level of moisture content in just 8 h. Using the bed cover and the reflecting mirrors, the solar dryer gives the best drying performance. The average value of pick-up efficiency of the air and the dryer efficiency are 61.80 and 29%, respectively.
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