 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF A SOLAR DEHYDRATOR PROTOTYPE TO EVALUATE ITS PERFORMANCE IN AREAS OF HIGH IRRADIATION (ANALISIS COMPETITIVO DE UN PROTOTIPO DE DESHIDRATADOR SOLAR PARA EVALUAR SU DESEMPENO EN ZONAS DE ALTA IRRADIACION)Cesar Sanchez Ocampo, Miguel Angel Canales Rodriguez, Miriam Arlyn Tong Delgado and Jorge Ignacio Anguiano Lizaola Revista Global de Negocios, 2018, vol. 6, issue 3, 69-80 Abstract: Solar dehydrator devices use hot air flow to extract water from products. In this study, we analyze the performance of a solar dehydration prototype. This prototype is ideal for areas with high solar irradiation. To determine the efficiency of the solar dehydrator prototype, we compared its performance with statistical data from other dehydrator projects. We performed tests during October and November 2016. Performance tests consisted of dehydration of fruits, meat and vegetables to collect drying parameters, average temperature and temperature differences. Results showed outstanding results in internal and external temperature, initial and final humidity and dehydration times. With the solar dehydration prototype, we were able to obtain temperatures above 70° C, which is similar to other dehydrators. We achieved satisfactory results during the process of drying of fruits, meat or vegetables with the prototype of solar dehydration Keywords: Solar Dehydrators; Prototype; Efficiency; Time (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ibf:rgnego:v:6:y:2018:i:2:p:69-80 Access Statistics for this article Revista Global de Negocios is currently edited by Terrance Jalbert More articles in Revista Global de Negocios from The Institute for Business and Finance Research |
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