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Energy performance of a pneumatic dryer and of a flatbed dryer used for small-scale cassava processing

Energy performance of a pneumatic dryer and of a flatbed dryer used for small-scale cassava processing

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-5782 and Komlaga, Gregory (2020) Energy performance of a pneumatic dryer and of a flatbed dryer used for small-scale cassava processing. Technical Report. Natural Resources Insitute, University of Greenwich, London, University of Greenwich. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This document compares the energy performance of a pneumatic dryer and of a flatbed dryer, both commonly used to process cassava on a small-scale operation in Africa. As expected, the pneumatic dryer has higher energy efficiency, attributed to the better contact between the product and the drying air. The work was funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) and executed by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom, in partnership with the Food Research Institute (FRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana.

Item Type: Monograph (Technical Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords: pneumatic dryers
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2022 13:26
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/34854

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