Investigation on Optimize the Performance of a Solar Powered Drying Rack: Enhancing agricultural drying efficiency with solar-powered heat storage system

Abstract

Technology based on renewable energy sources fills the gap created by the world's growingenergy needs limited supply of conventional energy sources. The goal of solar drying is to provide theproduct with more heat than is typically accessible in an ambient environment. the present study wasundertaken to evaluate solar dryer integrated with heat storage system for drying vegetables and fruits.Drying rate get reduced due to intermittent sunshine, interruption, and rains. Solar energy is available onlyduring the day, and hence, its application requires efficient thermal energy storage so that the excessheat collected during sunshine hours may be stored for later use during the night. The overall objectiveof this research project is the conceptual development of a solar dryer for drying agricultural products.