Solar Drying: Fundamentals,Applications and Innovations - National ...

Hii and Law - Solar Drying of Major Commodity Products
Abdullah, M.K., Gatea, A.A., 2011, Performance Evaluation of a V-Groove Solar Air
Collec-tor for Drying of Maize (Zea mays) in Iraq, African Journal of Agricultural Research,
6(4), pp. 817-824.
Amir, E.J., Grandegger, K., Esper, A., Sumarsono, M., Djaya, C., Mühlbauer, W., 1991,
Development of a Multi-Purpose solar Tunnel dryer for Use in Humid tropics, Renewable
Energy, 1(2), pp. 167-176.
Augustus Leon, M., Kumar, S., 2008, Design and Performance Evaluation of a Solar
As-sisted Biomass Drying System with Thermal Storage, Drying Technology, 26, pp. 936-
947.
Bassey, M.W., 1989, Development and Use of Solar Drying Technologies. In Nigerian
So-lar Energy Forum (NASEF’89). Special Technical Paper.
Bonaparte, A., Alikhani, Z., Madramootoo, C.A., Satney, M., 1998, Performance of Free
Convective Solar Driers for Cocoa in St. Lucia, Canadian Agricultural Engineering, 40(1),
pp. 23-28.
Bravo, A., Mc Gaw, D.R., 1974, Fundamental Artificial Drying Characteristics of Cocoa
Beans, Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad, 51(3), pp. 395-406.
Chapman, K., Twishsri, W., Marsh, A., Naka, P., Ngangoranatigarn, P., Kasinkasaempong,
Y., Kraitong, T., Nopchinwong, P., Yusathid, S., 2006, Robusta Coffee Drying Alternatives
in South Thailand – Includes a New Solar Dryer. In FAO-DOA Special R&D Report
on the FAO-Thailand Robusta Coffee Project. Ed. K.R. Chapman; 1-14.
Esper, A., Mühlbauer, W., 1998, Solar Drying – An Effective Means of Food Preservation,
Renewable Energy, 15, pp. 95-100.
Fagunwa, A.O., Koya, O.A., Faborode, M.O., 2009, Development of an Intermittent Solar
Dryer for Cocoa Beans, Agriculture Engineering Journal: The CIGR Ejournal, 6, manuscript
no. 1292.
Garg, H.P. 1982. Solar Drying – Prospects and Retrospects. In Proceedings of the 3rd
In-ternational Drying Symposium. Vol.1. Ed. John C. Asgworth. P. 353-369.
Ghazanfari, A., Tabil Jr, L., Sokhansaj, S., 2003, Evaluating a Solar Dryer for In-Shell
Dry-ing of Split Pistachio Nuts, Drying Technology, 21(7), pp. 1357-1368.
Green, M.G., Schwarz, D., http://www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib/02-0602.pdf (accessed
8th August 2012)
Hii, C.L., Abdul Rahman, R., Jinap, S., Che Man, Y.B., 2006, Quality of Cocoa Beans
Dried using a Direct Solar Dryer at Different Loadings, Journal of the Science of Food and
Agri-culture, 86(8), pp. 1237-1243.
Hollywood, N., Brown, S., Toreu, B., 1996, A Design for Improved Efficiency in Solar
Dry-ing of Cocoa, Cocoa Growers’ Bulletin, 50, pp. 38-45.
92 Drying of Foods, Vegetables and Fruits