Technologies

Rural Technologies

Title:

Solar Thermal Drier

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Food Science and Agriculture

Developing Agency:

Rural technology Action Group(RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Email:

vyas@iitk.ac.in, sangals@iitk.ac.in

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Sandeep Sangal, Professor, Department of Materials and Matellurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kanpur ; Prof. Kallol Mondal, Dept. of MSE, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kanpur ; Prof. Naveen Tiwari, Dept. of CHE, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kanpur

Associated NGO:

Fabricator: Frontier Alloy Steels Limited, Kanpur

Start Year:

2017

Funding Agency:

Ministry of Panchayti Raj.

Implementing Agency Link:

https://home.iitk.ac.in/~vyas/rutagweb/index.html

Brief Description

Description :

The target is rural based small size food processing units particularly those engaged with amla and bael processing, and vegetable drying. Salient features of Solar Drier: Thermal collector- Flat Bed Aluminium based. Chimney with Turbo-ventilator. Drying chamber with easy loading- unloading trays.

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