Cocoon drying through solar energy

Conference · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)

OSTI ID:6546334

Kulunk, M

In this paper, silk cocoon drying operations through solar energy have been presented. Nearly no comprehensive work has been appeared in literature on this unusual application. General mechanism of solar drying methods are presented by some authors for instance, Roman and Jindal. This application seems vitally significant for silk cocoon producer countries like Turkey. The rate of production accelerates year by year and it is about 3000 tons per year presently in Turkey. In Turkey, by now and currently, a water vapour chamber is utilized in the killing process of silkworm. Vapour produced by burning of conventional fuels posses many drawbacks beside being very expensive and also non-renewable. Vapour effects the quality and quantity of silk thread negatively. For instance, the colour of silk cocoon tends to turn to pale instead of being gleamy. This is not tolerable. The length and mass of silk thread obtained per a typical cocoon sample is increased about 10.1 and 16.5 per cent respectively in the average by using solar energy.

• Research Organization: Yildiz University, Kocaeli Engineering Faculty
• OSTI ID: 6546334
• Report Number(s): CONF-831205-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140905*
ANIMALS
ARTHROPODS
ASIA
CONTROL
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DRYING
FIBERS
INDUSTRY
INSECTS
INVERTEBRATES
LEPIDOPTERA
MIDDLE EAST
MOTHS
PROCESS CONTROL
PRODUCTION
SILKWORM
SOLAR DRYING
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
TURKEY