Drying kinetics and thermo-economic analysis of drying hot water blanched ginger rhizomes in a hybrid composite solar dryer with heat exchanger

Drying kinetics and thermo-economic analysis of drying hot water blanched ginger rhizomes in a hybrid composite solar dryer with heat exchanger

This research aimed to examine the need of adding hot water blanching pre-treatment on the drying of ginger rhizomes using a hybrid solar-dryer with paraffin liquid as thermal storage infused into a copper tube to form a compact heat exchanger. Blanching duration quickened the drying rate of the gin...

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Main Authors: Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu, Edet Ben Augustine, Elijah Ugwu, Mathew Imagwuike Ibeh, Inemesit Ekop, Godwin Akpan, Anietie Effiong Udo, Victor E. Ihediwa, Leonard Akuwueke, Jude Mbanasor, Fidelis Abam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Agricultural products
Decarbonisation
Drying kinetics
Hot water blanching
Solar thermal storage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023008137

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