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), mi represents the mass of wet ginger in (g) and md represents the mass of dry ginger (g)		[21–24]
(2)	The amount of water content (W) removed		[21–24]
(3)	Instantaneous moisture content Mt is calculated for time ‘t’		[21–24]
(4)	The moisture ratio MR		[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		[26]