Experimental study of cassava sun drying

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Drying Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/07373939708917268· OSTI ID:516856

Njie, D N; Rumsey, T R ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept.

Sun drying experiments were performed to compare drying of cassava chips in sheet-metal trays with drying on mesh wire trays. In the sheet-metal trays, there was air flow across the top of the bed chips, while the mesh wire trays permitted air to flow through the bed. Drying rate was faster and more uniform in the trays with through-flow air circulation. Higher temperatures were reached by chips in the sheet-metal trays than those in the mesh trays because of contact heating, but the drying rate was lower because of the reduced air flow.

• Sponsoring Organization: Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 516856
• Journal Information: Drying Technology, Vol. 15, Issue 3-4; Other Information: PBD: Mar-Apr 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
CASSAVA
SOLAR DRYING
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
CONTAINERS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
AIR FLOW