IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/renene/v128y2018ipap305-312.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Thin layer drying kinetics and exergy analysis of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in a mixed mode forced convection solar tunnel dryer

Author

Listed:
  • Karthikeyan, A.K.
  • Murugavelh, S.

Abstract

A low cost and user friendly solar tunnel dryer was fabricated for drying of indigenous agro products. Experimental investigation and drying kinetics of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in a mixed mode solar tunnel dryer is reported. The key advantage of the current design is the inclination of the solar air heater which effective harnessing of solar radiation. The presence of detachable trays helps in easy handling of drying samples. The turmeric with an average initial moisture content of 0.779 (kg water/kg dry matter) were dried to 0.070 (kg water/kg dry matter) in the solar tunnel dryer under forced convection. Final drying levels of turmeric were realized in 12 h in the solar dryer while it took 43 h under the open sun drying. Thin layer drying kinetics of turmeric under forced solar tunnel drying was performed. The energy and exergy analysis during the drying process was assessed by employing the first and second law of thermodynamics. Energy utilization ratio of solar tunnel varied in the range of 9.75–33.98%. The mean value of exergetic efficiency of dryer was found to be 49.12%.

Suggested Citation

  • 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.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:128:y:2018:i:pa:p:305-312
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.061
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148118305822
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.061?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. Akbulut, Abdullah & Durmuş, Aydin, 2010. "Energy and exergy analyses of thin layer drying of mulberry in a forced solar dryer," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 1754-1763.
    2. 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.
    3. Sekyere, C.K.K. & Forson, F.K. & Adam, F.W., 2016. "Experimental investigation of the drying characteristics of a mixed mode natural convection solar crop dryer with back up heater," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 532-542.
    4. Patil, Rajendra & Gawande, Rupesh, 2016. "A review on solar tunnel greenhouse drying system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 196-214.
    5. Forson, F.K. & Nazha, M.A.A. & Akuffo, F.O. & Rajakaruna, H., 2007. "Design of mixed-mode natural convection solar crop dryers: Application of principles and rules of thumb," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(14), pages 2306-2319.
    6. Baniasadi, Ehsan & Ranjbar, Saeed & Boostanipour, Omid, 2017. "Experimental investigation of the performance of a mixed-mode solar dryer with thermal energy storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 143-150.
    7. 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.
    8. 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.
    9. Prasad, Jaishree & Vijay, V.K., 2005. "Experimental studies on drying of Zingiber officinale, Curcuma longa l. and Tinospora cordifolia in solar-biomass hybrid drier," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 30(14), pages 2097-2109.
    10. Jain, Dilip & Tewari, Pratibha, 2015. "Performance of indirect through pass natural convective solar crop dryer with phase change thermal energy storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 244-250.
    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. Camilo Ramirez & Mario Palacio & Mauricio Carmona, 2020. "Reduced Model and Comparative Analysis of the Thermal Performance of Indirect Solar Dryer with and without PCM," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Vijayan, S. & Arjunan, T.V. & Kumar, Anil, 2020. "Exergo-environmental analysis of an indirect forced convection solar dryer for drying bitter gourd slices," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 2210-2223.
    3. Hamed Karami & Mohammad Kaveh & Iman Golpour & Esmail Khalife & Robert Rusinek & Bohdan Dobrzański & Marek Gancarz, 2021. "Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Forced Convective Hybrid-Solar Dryer during Drying Process of Rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Leaves," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-17, September.
    4. Erick César, López-Vidaña & Ana Lilia, César-Munguía & Octavio, García-Valladares & Orlando, Salgado Sandoval & Alfredo, Domínguez Niño, 2021. "Energy and exergy analyses of a mixed-mode solar dryer of pear slices (Pyrus communis L)," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).
    5. Atalay, Halil, 2019. "Performance analysis of a solar dryer integrated with the packed bed thermal energy storage (TES) system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 1037-1052.
    6. Silva, Gisele Mol da & Ferreira, André Guimarães & Coutinho, Rogério Morouço & Maia, Cristiana Brasil, 2021. "Energy and exergy analysis of the drying of corn grains," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 1942-1950.
    7. Ceylin Şirin & Fatih Selimefendigil & Hakan Fehmi Öztop, 2023. "Performance Analysis and Identification of an Indirect Photovoltaic Thermal Dryer with Aluminum Oxide Nano-Embedded Thermal Energy Storage Modification," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-27, January.
    8. Madhankumar, S. & Viswanathan, Karthickeyan & Wu, Wei, 2021. "Energy, exergy and environmental impact analysis on the novel indirect solar dryer with fins inserted phase change material," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 280-294.
    9. Gomaa G. Abd El-Wahhab & Hassan A. A. Sayed & Mahmoud A. Abdelhamid & Ayman Zaghlool & Ali Nasr & Ashraf Nagib & Mohamed Bourouah & Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad & Younes M. Rashad & Mohamed Hafez & Ibrahim M., 2023. "Effect of Pre-Treatments on the Qualities of Banana Dried by Two Different Drying Methods," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-18, October.
    10. Rani, Poonam & Tripathy, P.P., 2021. "Drying characteristics, energetic and exergetic investigation during mixed-mode solar drying of pineapple slices at varied air mass flow rates," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 508-519.
    11. 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.
    12. 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.
    13. Zoukit, Ahmed & El Ferouali, Hicham & Salhi, Issam & Doubabi, Said & Abdenouri, Naji, 2019. "Takagi Sugeno fuzzy modeling applied to an indirect solar dryer operated in both natural and forced convection," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 849-860.
    14. Çiftçi, Erdem & Khanlari, Ataollah & Sözen, Adnan & Aytaç, İpek & Tuncer, Azim Doğuş, 2021. "Energy and exergy analysis of a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system used in solar dryer: A numerical and experimental investigation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 180(C), pages 410-423.
    15. Sabareesh, V. & Milan, K. John & Muraleedharan, C. & Rohinikumar, B., 2021. "Improved solar drying performance by ultrasonic desiccant dehumidification in indirect forced convection solar drying of ginger with phase change material," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 169(C), pages 1280-1293.
    16. Khanlari, Ataollah & Sözen, Adnan & Afshari, Faraz & Tuncer, Azim Doğuş, 2021. "Energy-exergy and sustainability analysis of a PV-driven quadruple-flow solar drying system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 1151-1166.

    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. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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).
    4. Abubakar, S. & Umaru, S. & Kaisan, M.U. & Umar, U.A. & Ashok, B. & Nanthagopal, K., 2018. "Development and performance comparison of mixed-mode solar crop dryers with and without thermal storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 128(PA), pages 285-298.
    5. Lakshmi, D.V.N. & Muthukumar, P. & Nayak, Prakash Kumar, 2021. "Experimental investigations on active solar dryers integrated with thermal storage for drying of black pepper," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 728-739.
    6. Madhankumar, S. & Viswanathan, Karthickeyan & Wu, Wei, 2021. "Energy, exergy and environmental impact analysis on the novel indirect solar dryer with fins inserted phase change material," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 280-294.
    7. Ekka, Jasinta Poonam & Bala, Krishnendu & Muthukumar, P. & Kanaujiya, Dipak Kumar, 2020. "Performance analysis of a forced convection mixed mode horizontal solar cabinet dryer for drying of black ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) using two successive air mass flow rates," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 55-66.
    8. Lamidi, Rasaq. O. & Jiang, L. & Pathare, Pankaj B. & Wang, Y.D. & Roskilly, A.P., 2019. "Recent advances in sustainable drying of agricultural produce: A review," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 233, pages 367-385.
    9. Fudholi, Ahmad & Sopian, Kamaruzzaman, 2019. "A review of solar air flat plate collector for drying application," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 333-345.
    10. Rani, Poonam & Tripathy, P.P., 2021. "Drying characteristics, energetic and exergetic investigation during mixed-mode solar drying of pineapple slices at varied air mass flow rates," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 508-519.
    11. Saini, Raj Kumar & Saini, Devender Kumar & Gupta, Rajeev & Verma, Piush & Thakur, Robin & Kumar, Sushil & wassouf, Ali, 2023. "Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    12. Atalay, Halil, 2019. "Performance analysis of a solar dryer integrated with the packed bed thermal energy storage (TES) system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 1037-1052.
    13. 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.
    14. Dake, Rock Aymar & N’Tsoukpoe, Kokouvi Edem & Kuznik, Frédéric & Lèye, Babacar & Ouédraogo, Igor W.K., 2021. "A review on the use of sorption materials in solar dryers," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 965-979.
    15. 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.
    16. Ndukwu, M.C. & Onyenwigwe, D. & Abam, F.I. & Eke, A.B. & Dirioha, C., 2020. "Development of a low-cost wind-powered active solar dryer integrated with glycerol as thermal storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 553-568.
    17. Arun, K.R. & Kunal, G. & Srinivas, M. & Kumar, C.S. Sujith & Mohanraj, M. & Jayaraj, S., 2020. "Drying of untreated Musa nendra and Momordica charantia in a forced convection solar cabinet dryer with thermal storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    18. 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.
    19. Monica Patricia Camas-Nafate & Peggy Alvarez-Gutiérrez & Edgar Valenzuela-Mondaca & Roger Castillo-Palomera & Yolanda del Carmen Perez-Luna, 2019. "Improved Agricultural Products Drying Through a Novel Double Collector Solar Device," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-13, May.
    20. Ndukwu, Macmanus Chinenye & Akpan, Godwin & Okeahialam, Azubuike N. & Umoh, John D. & Ubuoh, Emmanuel A. & Benjamine, Uchechukwu G. & Nwachukwu, Chris & Kalu, Confidence A. & Mbanasor, Jude & Wu, Hong, 2023. "A comparison of the drying kinetics, energy consumption and colour quality of drying medicinal leaves in direct-solar dryer with different colours of collector cover," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).

    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:128:y:2018:i:pa:p:305-312. 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.