Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Experimental study of solar dryer used for drying chilly and ginger Description An account of the resource Open air solar drying is one of the most popular methods for drying food products holds many drawbacks resulting in contamination of food products. This project is to transform the traditional method to an innovative, clean and cost-effective method to dry chilly and ginger, two being the top export commodity of India. Here a solar dryer is made which comprised of flat plate air heater, a chamber for drying and an air blower which induces forced convection. This system enhances the drying process even at low-intensity sunlight by assimilating heat storage materials. The equipment was tested in the meteorologicalcondition of the faculty of engineering, Christ (Deemed to be University) (latitude of 12.86N, a longitude of 77.43E) Bangalore, Karnataka. The process has reduced the moisture content from around 72.69% to 28.24% in the case of chilly and from 68.88% to 14.31% in the case of ginger within a period of 10 hours for a mass flow rate of 0.051kg/s. Average drier efficiency was estimated to be about 22%. The specific moisture extraction rate was estimated to be about 0.76 kg/kWh. This process resulted in a better moisture extraction rate, eliminating the defects caused by open sun drying. This process resulted in a better moisture extraction rate, eliminating the defects caused by open sun drying. 2019 Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rajashekaraiah T.; Bedi R.; Francis F.; Johny J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol-2080 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Institute of Physics Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092910" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092910</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063249699&amp;doi=10.1063%2F1.5092910&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=122c7b9c9d9dde618f4b19a7b52450dd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063249699&amp;doi=10.1063%2f1.5092910&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=122c7b9c9d9dde618f4b19a7b52450dd</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 0094243X; ISBN: 978-073541810-3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rajashekaraiah T., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560074, India; Bedi R., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560074, India; Francis F., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560074, India; Johny J., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560074, India