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Abstract
The emerging process of utilizing the renewable energy resources is much more essential and need for
human life cycle. In such a way of utilizing these energy forms we get the efficient product with the proper
processing condition. Hereby the main renewable energy source used by the industries and farmers are
considered as solar energy. Whereas the form of heat is utilized for drying the agro products can significantly
reduce to reduce or eliminate product wastage, food poisoning and at the sometime enhance productivity of the
farmers towards better revenue derived. In order to produce process heat for drying of agricultural, marine
products, etc., solar energy is one of the promising heat sources for meeting energy demand without putting
adverse impact of environment. Hence it plays a key role for sustainable development. Solar energy is
intermittent in nature and time dependent energy source. In this project, solar power is absorbed in sheet roof
plate which is used for drying of vegetable and fruits. An forced convection solar drier and tested its
performance for drying chili under the metrological conditions. The system consists of a flat plate solar air
collector used for air heating with a drying chamber, and a centrifugal vane blower. Drying experiments have
been performed at an constant air flow rate. And the efficiency of the collector were achieved as up to 44.52%.