Research Article

Design and Development of Walk-In Type Hemicylindrical Solar Tunnel Dryer for Industrial Use

Table 2

Dimensions of solar tunnel dryer.

ComponentsSpecifications

Length of solar tunnel dryer21.0 m
Diameter of solar tunnel dryer3.75 m
Floor area of solar tunnel dryer78.75 m2
Area of hemicylindrical shape of solar tunnel dryer134.74 m2
Height of north wall1.57 m
Length of north wall21 m
Number of chimney5
Diameter of chimney 0.20 m
Height of chimney 0.75 m
Tray size800 × 400 × 40 mm
Number of trays24 trays per trolley
Number of trolleys10
Door size 1.6 × 0.75 m