Solar Cooking Technology: Scheffler cooker an efficient system - Softcover

Dhanawade, Prasad; Bhagat, Arun; Ramteke, Rahul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 365936407X ISBN 13: 9783659364075

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This research effort emphasizes on cooking of turmeric rhizomes by using solar steam generation system. This study will help to farmers, scientists, industrialists and new entrepreneurs engaged in growing and processing of turmeric. The Scheffler cooker is modified for cooking of turmeric. The performance of solar steam cooker was evaluated for two conditions viz. no load condition and full load condition with turmeric. Tests were carried out to know the trend of various operating parameters such as inlet and out let temperature of receiver, inlet and out temperature of receiver, solar insolation, wind velocity and pressure of steam.

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About the Author

Currently working in Reliance Fresh, Multinational Food Processing Company, India. He obtained his B.Tech. (Agri. Engg.) from M.P.K.V. Rahuri, Maharashtra, India and M. Tech. (Agriculture Process Engineering) from M.A.U. Parbhani, India. He has published several research papers in various journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 365936407X
• ISBN 13: 9783659364075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80