Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF AN INDIRECT SOLAR DRYER USING NATURAL CONVECTION: CHANGES IN THREE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

An experimental study was carried out on an indirect solar dryer operating with natural convection. The study focused on the behavior of three parameters over time. Solar radiation at the measurement site, the temperature of various elements of the collector and of the air at four precise locations inside the dryer, and the velocity at its outlet were measured. The results of the five-day average measurements showed that the solar dryer has a uniform temperature profile inside the drying chamber. The average values for solar radiation, air temperature in the chamber and air velocity at the chimney outlet are 505.4W/m2, 50.7°C and 0.8 m/s respectively. Added to these are the average temperatures of some of the collector's components and of the air leaving the collector. In view of the temperature levels reached in the dryer, drying operations can be carried out.

Author: 
OUEDRAOGO Souleymane, SANEMBAYE Adrien, NANA Gomwêndkouni. Gilbert, AMADOU Oumarou Fati, KY Thierry Sikoudouin Maurice, KAM Sié and BATHIEBO Dieudonné Joseph
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Physical Sciences and Engineering