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The work analyzes the performance of a solar tunnel dryer for drying four different products (mango slice, citrus, beef, fish) under forced convection by using a DC blower run by a photovoltaic panel (200 w). An experimental setup of solar tunnel dryer has been designed and fabricated. Experiments have been performed during summer season. The system is operated between 30 and 69 °C. The dryer is simple in construction, at a low cost, with locally available materials. The performance of the designed drier is evaluated by carrying drying experiments at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India (8.1700 °N, 77.4300 °E). RSM software was used to investigate estimation of capacity optimization and acceptability using desirability for four different products. The independent variables or responses were time, air temperature, and solar radiation. These researches are applicable to various process industries to analyze the probable utilization in various forms.
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Subbian, V., Christu Paul, R., Sathish Kumar, R., Nadanakumar, V. (2021). Optimization of Solar Tunnel Dryer for Four Different Edible Products Using Response Surface Methodology. In: Ganippa, L., Karthikeyan, R., Muralidharan, V. (eds) Advances in Design and Thermal Systems . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6428-8_7
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