Design and development of Phase Change Material (PCM) based hybrid solar dryer for herbs and spices
Herbs (green leafy plant mass) are highly perishable in nature containing more than 80% moisture. Moisture needs to be removed to less than 11% for storing it for longer period of time. A phase change material (PCM) based solar dryer was developed consisting of collector of area 0.64m2 and three tra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2020-12-01
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Series: | The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/108599 |