IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/renene/v105y2017icp583-589.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Experimental investigation of thin layer drying kinetics of ghost chilli pepper (Capsicum Chinense Jacq.) dried in a forced convection solar tunnel dryer

Author

Listed:
  • Rabha, D.K.
  • Muthukumar, P.
  • Somayaji, C.

Abstract

In this paper, a comparative study of the drying characteristic of thin layer Ghost Chilli Pepper dried in an indirect-type forced convection solar tunnel dryer and under the open sun is presented. The forced convection solar dryer consists of two double-pass solar air heaters connected in series, a semi-continuous-type tunnel dryer, a shell and tube heat exchanger, and a blower. Nine kg of the ghost chilli pepper was dried in six trays of the dryer, and a sample of 200 g was dried separately in a small tray to measure the moisture removal rate. Simultaneously, another sample of 200 g was dried under the open sun. The moisture content of the chilli samples was reduced from its initial moisture content of 589.6% (db) to the final moisture content of 12% (db) in 123 h and 193 h dried in the solar dryer and under the open sun, respectively. To select the best drying model, eleven thin layer drying models available in literature were fitted to the experimental moisture ratio data. Among these models, Page and Modified Page model for the open sun drying and Midilli and Kucuk model for the solar dryer drying were found to be suitable.

Suggested Citation

  • Rabha, D.K. & Muthukumar, P. & Somayaji, C., 2017. "Experimental investigation of thin layer drying kinetics of ghost chilli pepper (Capsicum Chinense Jacq.) dried in a forced convection solar tunnel dryer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 583-589.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:105:y:2017:i:c:p:583-589
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.091
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148116311600
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.091?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. ELkhadraoui, Aymen & Kooli, Sami & Hamdi, Ilhem & Farhat, Abdelhamid, 2015. "Experimental investigation and economic evaluation of a new mixed-mode solar greenhouse dryer for drying of red pepper and grape," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 1-8.
    2. Tunde-Akintunde, T.Y., 2011. "Mathematical modeling of sun and solar drying of chilli pepper," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(8), pages 2139-2145.
    3. Yaldiz, Osman & Ertekin, Can & Uzun, H.Ibrahim, 2001. "Mathematical modeling of thin layer solar drying of sultana grapes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 26(5), pages 457-465.
    4. Condorı́, M & Echazú, R & Saravia, L, 2001. "Solar drying of sweet pepper and garlic using the tunnel greenhouse drier," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 22(4), pages 447-460.
    5. Janjai, S. & Srisittipokakun, N. & Bala, B.K., 2008. "Experimental and modelling performances of a roof-integrated solar drying system for drying herbs and spices," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 91-103.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Lamrani, Bilal & Elmrabet, Yasmine & Mathew, Ibeh & Bekkioui, Naoual & Etim, Promise & Chahboun, Adil & Draoui, Abdeslam & Ndukwu, Macmanus Chinenye, 2022. "Energy, economic analysis and mathematical modelling of mixed-mode solar drying of potato slices with thermal storage loaded V-groove collector: Application to Maghreb region," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 48-58.
    2. Dutta, Pooja & Dutta, Partha Pratim & Kalita, Paragmoni, 2021. "Thermal performance studies for drying of Garcinia pedunculata in a free convection corrugated type of solar dryer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 599-612.
    3. Dejchanchaiwong, Racha & Kumar, Anil & Tekasakul, Perapong, 2019. "Performance and economic analysis of natural convection based rubber smoking room for rubber cooperatives in Thailand," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 233-242.
    4. Anand, Sumeet & Mishra, Dipti Prasad & Sarangi, Shailesh Kumar, 2020. "CFD supported performance analysis of an innovative biomass dryer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 860-872.
    5. Lakshmi, D.V.N. & Muthukumar, P. & Layek, Apurba & Nayak, Prakash Kumar, 2018. "Drying kinetics and quality analysis of black turmeric (Curcuma caesia) drying in a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer integrated with thermal energy storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 23-34.
    6. Karthikeyan, A.K. & Murugavelh, S., 2018. "Thin layer drying kinetics and exergy analysis of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in a mixed mode forced convection solar tunnel dryer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 128(PA), pages 305-312.
    7. Asim Ahmad & Om Prakash & Anil Kumar & Rajeshwari Chatterjee & Shubham Sharma & Vineet Kumar & Kushagra Kulshreshtha & Changhe Li & Elsayed Mohamed Tag Eldin, 2022. "A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review on the Recent Developments in Greenhouse Drying," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(24), pages 1-42, December.
    8. Afshari, Faraz & Khanlari, Ataollah & Tuncer, Azim Doğuş & Sözen, Adnan & Şahinkesen, İstemihan & Di Nicola, Giovanni, 2021. "Dehumidification of sewage sludge using quonset solar tunnel dryer: An experimental and numerical approach," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 784-798.
    9. Samimi-Akhijahani, Hadi & Arabhosseini, Akbar, 2018. "Accelerating drying process of tomato slices in a PV-assisted solar dryer using a sun tracking system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 428-438.
    10. Reyes, A. & Pailahueque, N. & Henríquez-Vargas, L. & Vásquez, J. & Sepúlveda, F., 2019. "Analysis of a multistage solar thermal energy accumulator," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 621-631.
    11. Natarajan, Karunaraja & Thokchom, Subhaschandra Singh & Verma, Tikendra Nath & Nashine, Prerana, 2017. "Convective solar drying of Vitis vinifera &Momordica charantia using thermal storage materials," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 1193-1200.
    12. El Hage, Hicham & Herez, Amal & Ramadan, Mohamad & Bazzi, Hassan & Khaled, Mahmoud, 2018. "An investigation on solar drying: A review with economic and environmental assessment," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 815-829.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tiwari, Sumit & Tiwari, G.N. & Al-Helal, I.M., 2016. "Development and recent trends in greenhouse dryer: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 1048-1064.
    2. EL-Mesery, Hany S. & EL-Seesy, Ahmed I. & Hu, Zicheng & Li, Yang, 2022. "Recent developments in solar drying technology of food and agricultural products: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
    3. Dutta, Pooja & Dutta, Partha Pratim & Kalita, Paragmoni, 2021. "Thermal performance studies for drying of Garcinia pedunculata in a free convection corrugated type of solar dryer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 599-612.
    4. Gulcimen, Fevzi & Karakaya, Hakan & Durmus, Aydın, 2016. "Drying of sweet basil with solar air collectors," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 77-86.
    5. Deeto, S. & Thepa, S. & Monyakul, V. & Songprakorp, R., 2018. "The experimental new hybrid solar dryer and hot water storage system of thin layer coffee bean dehumidification," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 954-968.
    6. Chandrasekar, M. & Senthilkumar, T. & Kumaragurubaran, B. & Fernandes, J. Peter, 2018. "Experimental investigation on a solar dryer integrated with condenser unit of split air conditioner (A/C) for enhancing drying rate," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 375-381.
    7. Amer, Baher M.A. & Gottschalk, Klaus & Hossain, M.A., 2018. "Integrated hybrid solar drying system and its drying kinetics of chamomile," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 539-547.
    8. ELkhadraoui, Aymen & Kooli, Sami & Hamdi, Ilhem & Farhat, Abdelhamid, 2015. "Experimental investigation and economic evaluation of a new mixed-mode solar greenhouse dryer for drying of red pepper and grape," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 1-8.
    9. Lahnine, Lamyae & Idlimam, Ali & Mostafa Mahrouz, & Mghazli, Safa & Hidar, Nadia & Hanine, Hafida & Koutit, Abbes, 2016. "Thermophysical characterization by solar convective drying of thyme conserved by an innovative thermal-biochemical process," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 72-80.
    10. El Hage, Hicham & Herez, Amal & Ramadan, Mohamad & Bazzi, Hassan & Khaled, Mahmoud, 2018. "An investigation on solar drying: A review with economic and environmental assessment," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 815-829.
    11. Sharma, Atul & Chen, C.R. & Vu Lan, Nguyen, 2009. "Solar-energy drying systems: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 13(6-7), pages 1185-1210, August.
    12. Tiwari, Sumit & Agrawal, Sanjay & Tiwari, G.N., 2018. "PVT air collector integrated greenhouse dryers," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 142-159.
    13. Mellalou, Abderrahman & Riad, Walid & Bacaoui, Abdelaziz & Outzourhit, Abdelkader, 2023. "Impact of the greenhouse drying modes of two-phase olive pomace on the energy, exergy, economic and environmental (4E) performance indicators," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 210(C), pages 229-250.
    14. Kareem, M.W. & Habib, Khairul & Sopian, K. & Ruslan, M.H., 2017. "Multi-pass solar air heating collector system for drying of screw-pine leaf (Pandanus tectorius)," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 413-424.
    15. VijayaVenkataRaman, S. & Iniyan, S. & Goic, Ranko, 2012. "A review of solar drying technologies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 2652-2670.
    16. García-Valladares, O. & Ortiz, N.M. & Pilatowsky, I. & Menchaca, A.C., 2020. "Solar thermal drying plant for agricultural products. Part 1: Direct air heating system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 148(C), pages 1302-1320.
    17. Hadibi, Tarik & Boubekri, Abdelghani & Mennouche, Djamel & Benhamza, Abderrahmane & Kumar, Anil & Bensaci, Cheyma & Xiao, Hong-Wei, 2022. "Effect of ventilated solar-geothermal drying on 3E (exergy, energy, and economic analysis), and quality attributes of tomato paste," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    18. Dissa, A.O. & Bathiebo, D.J. & Desmorieux, H. & Coulibaly, O. & Koulidiati, J., 2011. "Experimental characterisation and modelling of thin layer direct solar drying of Amelie and Brooks mangoes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(5), pages 2517-2527.
    19. Eltawil, Mohamed A. & Azam, Mostafa M. & Alghannam, Abdulrahman O., 2018. "Solar PV powered mixed-mode tunnel dryer for drying potato chips," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 116(PA), pages 594-605.
    20. Asim Ahmad & Om Prakash & Anil Kumar & Rajeshwari Chatterjee & Shubham Sharma & Vineet Kumar & Kushagra Kulshreshtha & Changhe Li & Elsayed Mohamed Tag Eldin, 2022. "A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review on the Recent Developments in Greenhouse Drying," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(24), pages 1-42, December.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:105:y:2017:i:c:p:583-589. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable-energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.