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Effect of Particle Size and Transparent Solar Dryer Cover on the Proximate Analysis of Dried Onion

O. O. Oniya, C. O. Olatunji, M. I. Olatunji, K. O. Aremu & O. A. Adeiza · Asian Food Science Journal · 2021

In this work, we investigate effect of particle size and transparent solar dryer cover on the proximate analysis of dried onion. A solar drying unit was developed and constructed for drying the of red onion slices in order to determine the proximate composition of fresh and dried...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1130382

Design and Development of Solar-biogas Hybrid Dryer for Onion Drying

A. K. Rupnar, Sudhir Jain, N. L. Panwar & S. K. Jain · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

A solar-biogas hybrid dryer was designed, developed and tested for onion drying with a capacity of 8 kg/batch. Solar energy was utilized as primary energy for onion drying in a greenhouse type drying chamber (direct solar) and biogas powered air heater used as a supplementary hea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i730212