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2023
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Research Article
Performance of Polymer Composite Constituted Cabinet Dryer Integrated within a Solar Flat Plate Collector
Table 2
Formulae used to calculate the wetness of ginger using the solar dryer system.
Equation number
Description/parameters
Formulas
References
(1)
The initial moisture content (M), m
i
represents the mass of wet ginger in (g) and m
d
represents the mass of dry ginger (g)
[
21
–
24
]
(2)
The amount of water content (W) removed
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21
–
24
]
(3)
Instantaneous moisture content Mt is calculated for time ‘
t
’
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21
–
24
]
(4)
The moisture ratio MR
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21
–
24
]
(5)
Since equilibrium moisture (Me) is very less compared to initial moisture
[
25
]
(6)
Drying system efficiency is a measure of a drying system’s overall efficacy, indicating how well the input energy is used to dry the product; the energy usage for the blower can be used to calculate the forced convection dryer efficiency
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26
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