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 Kalroo1
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:
[email protected]
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.