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Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

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Solar-<strong>Biomass</strong> Hybrid Tunnel Dryer 101<br />

Thailand, Pilot Demonstration<br />

Crop<br />

Residue<br />

Process<br />

Equipment<br />

Main Product<br />

<strong>Biomass</strong><br />

<strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Biomass</strong><br />

Combustion<br />

Solar-<strong>Biomass</strong> Hybrid Tunnel Dryer<br />

Heat for drying<br />

Technical Description of Technology<br />

This dryer is an adaptation of the tunnel dryer developed at the University of<br />

Hohenheim, Germany. The prototype described here is suitable for drying 115<br />

kg of fruits (banana) and has been designed and fabricated at AIT. The<br />

dimensions and other design parameters of the AIT solar-biomass hybrid<br />

dryer are presented<br />

Size of Machine/ Production Capacity<br />

Design Details<br />

The dryer (Figure 3.1) consists of a flat plate air-heating solar collector,<br />

integrated with a drying chamber. A common glazing, provided for both the<br />

collector and the drying chamber, forms a tunnel. A biomass stove-heat<br />

exchanger assembly is fitted at one end of the tunnel, at the collector side.<br />

The biomass stove is used as an alternate heat source for the dryer when<br />

solar energy is not available. The integrated collector-dryer unit rests on<br />

101 http://www.retsasia.ait.ac.th/booklets/Dissemination%20Booklets-Phase%20III/Tech%20pack-Drylow%20resl.pdf<br />

213

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