Performance study of a baffled solar dryer

Cristiana Brasil Maia; Gisele Mol da Silva; Luiz Felippe Guardia Bianchi; André Guimarães Ferreira; Cristiana Brasil Maia; Gisele Mol da Silva; Luiz Felippe Guardia Bianchi; André Guimarães Ferreira

doi:10.3934/energy.2021052

AIMS Energy

2021, Volume 9, Issue 6: 1136-1146. doi: 10.3934/energy.2021052

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Performance study of a baffled solar dryer

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, PUC Minas, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, CEFET-MG, Av. Amazonas, 7675, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Received: 30 August 2021 Accepted: 04 November 2021 Published: 11 November 2021

This paper presents a hybrid solar dryer with baffles disposed of on the solar collector. When the levels of solar radiation are low, an electrical heater is used to increase the drying air temperature. A photovoltaic system feeds the electrical heater and the fans, and it is also used to preheat the drying air, increasing the temperature at the inlet of the solar collector. Experimental results of corn drying indicated that the baffles augmented the energy efficiency of the system (from 23.5 to 24.9%) and the temperature rise in the solar collector (from 13.5 to 20.2 ℃), reducing the time required for the corn to reach the final desired moisture content.
- hybrid dryer,
- corn drying,
- energy analysis,
- baffled solar dryer,
- PV dryer
Citation: Cristiana Brasil Maia, Gisele Mol da Silva, Luiz Felippe Guardia Bianchi, André Guimarães Ferreira. Performance study of a baffled solar dryer[J]. AIMS Energy, 2021, 9(6): 1136-1146. doi: 10.3934/energy.2021052

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Abstract

This paper presents a hybrid solar dryer with baffles disposed of on the solar collector. When the levels of solar radiation are low, an electrical heater is used to increase the drying air temperature. A photovoltaic system feeds the electrical heater and the fans, and it is also used to preheat the drying air, increasing the temperature at the inlet of the solar collector. Experimental results of corn drying indicated that the baffles augmented the energy efficiency of the system (from 23.5 to 24.9%) and the temperature rise in the solar collector (from 13.5 to 20.2 ℃), reducing the time required for the corn to reach the final desired moisture content.

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