Solar, Biomass and Hybrid Dryers - BioEnergy Discussion Lists

Dimensions are in mmFigure 8.2: Dimensional details of the solar collectorGasifier StoveThe design of the gasifier stove was adapted from the gasifier stoves developed atthe Asian Institute of Technology. Details of this stove are given in Package 2. Itconsumes about 2 kg of coconut shell or wood charcoal per hour and is capable ofproviding drying temperatures up to 60°C. Performance tests showed that a batch of50 kg of sliced pineapple with an initial moisture content of 85% (wet basis) could bedried to a final moisture content of 20% in about 18 hours at a drying temperature of60°C. The total cost of the complete drying system (including the solar collector andgasifier stove) was about US$1,120 as of Feb 2002.46