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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Main Authors: SILPA MANDAL, P K SHARMA, INDRA MANI, H L KUSHWAHA, ARUN KUMAR T V, SUSHEEL SARKAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2020-12-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/108599