Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying

This article presents a study of a modular hybrid active solar drying system (MHASD) with parallel collector configuration for the dehydration process of the Citrus Hystrix plant in a cylindrical drying chamber. The system utilized a novel cylindrical drying chamber for solar and low temperature dry...

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Main Authors: M. A. A., Azmi, Amir, Abdul Razak, M. A. S. M., Tarminzi, Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol, Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin, Z. A. A., Majid
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author M. A. A., Azmi
Amir, Abdul Razak
M. A. S. M., Tarminzi
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin
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M. A. S. M., Tarminzi
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
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description This article presents a study of a modular hybrid active solar drying system (MHASD) with parallel collector configuration for the dehydration process of the Citrus Hystrix plant in a cylindrical drying chamber. The system utilized a novel cylindrical drying chamber for solar and low temperature drying integrated into the MHASD system. The experiments were conducted outdoors and exposed to the external environment. The dryer performance was studied by measuring the heat recovered in the drying chamber, the moisture removal capacity, and the efficiency of the MHASD system based on the drying load of Citrus Hystrix sheets. The effectiveness of air flow and temperature distribution in the cylindrical drying chamber was investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The air temperature in the drying chamber with the hybrid system reached 45 °C to 60 °C on a day with clear skies and variable weather. The drying time of the leaves was 6.5 h when collectors were used, while with the hybrid system it took 4 h to reach the final mass of 16 g. In intermittent weather conditions, the highest drying efficiency of 35.24 % was observed with the hybrid system, while drying with collectors was 17.26 %.
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spelling UMPir423562024-08-14T06:18:38Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42356/ Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying M. A. A., Azmi Amir, Abdul Razak M. A. S. M., Tarminzi Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin Z. A. A., Majid TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics This article presents a study of a modular hybrid active solar drying system (MHASD) with parallel collector configuration for the dehydration process of the Citrus Hystrix plant in a cylindrical drying chamber. The system utilized a novel cylindrical drying chamber for solar and low temperature drying integrated into the MHASD system. The experiments were conducted outdoors and exposed to the external environment. The dryer performance was studied by measuring the heat recovered in the drying chamber, the moisture removal capacity, and the efficiency of the MHASD system based on the drying load of Citrus Hystrix sheets. The effectiveness of air flow and temperature distribution in the cylindrical drying chamber was investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The air temperature in the drying chamber with the hybrid system reached 45 °C to 60 °C on a day with clear skies and variable weather. The drying time of the leaves was 6.5 h when collectors were used, while with the hybrid system it took 4 h to reach the final mass of 16 g. In intermittent weather conditions, the highest drying efficiency of 35.24 % was observed with the hybrid system, while drying with collectors was 17.26 %. Elsevier Ltd 2024-08 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42356/1/Experimental%20study%20and%20simulation%20of%20hybrid-active%20solar_ABST.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42356/2/Experimental%20study%20and%20simulation%20of%20hybrid-active%20solar.pdf M. A. A., Azmi and Amir, Abdul Razak and M. A. S. M., Tarminzi and Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol and Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin and Z. A. A., Majid (2024) Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying. Solar Energy, 278 (112764). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0038-092X. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112764 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112764
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
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Amir, Abdul Razak
M. A. S. M., Tarminzi
Ahmad Fadzil, Sharol
Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin
Z. A. A., Majid
Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title_full Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title_fullStr Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title_short Experimental study and simulation of hybrid-active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
title_sort experimental study and simulation of hybrid active solar thermal cylindrical chamber for citrus hystrix leaves drying
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
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