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Comparison Between Solar Tunnel, Solar-Cum Gas Dryer, and Open Sun Drying Methods for Drying Red Chilies

Comparison Between Solar Tunnel, Solar-Cum Gas Dryer, and Open Sun Drying Methods for Drying Red Chilies

Behari Lal Meghwar1*, Attaullah Khan1, Imran Ali Lakhiar1, Asif Ali Mirani2, Muhammad Siddique Daper1 and Muhammad Waseem Kalroo

1PARC, Arid Zone Research Centre, Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan; 2Agricultural Engineering Division, PARC, Islamabad, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Behari Lal Meghwar, PARC, Arid Zone Research Centre, Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan; Email: behari.lal2013@gmail.com 

Figure 1:

Solar tunnel chili dryer.

Figure 2:

Solar-cum gas fired dryer.

Figure 3:

Chilies are drying in an open environment.

Figure 4:

Average temperature and relative humidity values recorded from different drying methods.

Figure 5:
Chilies moisture content reduction with different drying methods concerning time.
Equation 1

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research

December

Vol.36, Iss. 4, Pages 297-403

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