Sinhgad Institute of Technology & Science, Narhe, Pune

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Design and Development of Solar Dryer Using Phase Change Material
Prepared By - C.D. Bakare, V.D. Gavali, R.J. Patil, Y.S. Patil.
Guided By - Prof. R.V. Patil
A.Y.- 2015-16
 INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY
 The aim is to build an indirect solar dryer to dry food products in
appropriate conditions for safe store.
 Investigation the Feasibility of the phase change material (PCM) to Insert Block Diagram
improve the performance of our solar dryer.
 To store excess solar energy and release it when the energy availability
is inadequate or not available for solar drying process.
 To Determines the effect on dryer efficiency by introducing hot air and by
increasing its mass flow rate by introducing forced convection is
determined. Fig 2:

OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLE
 The solar dryer works on the principle of convection heat transfer. Due to
the solar rays the air inside the drying chamber gets heated which takes
the moisture present inside the food material away, which results in drying
of material.
 The Efficiency of solar dryer depends upon the incident solar energy. The
sunrays directed on the glass plate are mostly transmitted inside the
chamber.
 The chamber has the absorber plate or the black body which absorbs
96% of the energy incident. As the energy is absorbed the temperature
of the black body increases.
 It tends to increase the temperature of air inside the chamber and this
creates the Greenhouse effect as the temperature of the chamber
increases. As temperature of air increases it takes the moisture present
inside the food material with it.
BENEFITS
Source of Solar Energy
Solar energy in coastal region available for 8 to 9 months in a year with average
sunshine hours ranging from 6.5 to 8 h per day. So that available temperature for
the drying is 450-500W/m2 per day. The drying purpose get more amount of energy
source is available.
Reduction in drying periods
Generally by using the traditional method for drying it is possible to dry the
fish for 4 - 5 days but by using solar fish drier it is possible to dry the fish
within 1- 2 days.
Maintain nutrition & hygienic value of product
As the dryer is the closed chamber so that no foreign particles will enter in
chamber such as insect, larva, birds and animals. The nutritious and hygienic
value of the product can be maintained.

METHODOLOGY

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Fig 1:

CONCLUSION
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 The efficiency of the solar dryer can be increased by increasing mass flow rate of air by forced convection.
 The Solar dryers with PCM storage achieve the 55-60% efficiency as compared to conventional solar dryers having 40-45%.
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