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 I happened onto this manual just now and it got me to thinking about solar drying again.
click the image to download the manual The document was prepared as a training manual for a Zimbabwian project funded by the Austrian Embassy titled Establishment of a production, sales and consulting infrastructure for solar thermal [...] Some while ago I linked to a FAO based document on evaluating the viability of small scale drying of tropical fruits. Now I am linking to a very comprehensive document on Processing Aspects of running running such a business. from: TECA at FAO (click image for full story online) This is an incredibly detailed, [...] The use of dried and smoked fish is an important part of the diet of many poorer communities with access to fish either marine of fresh water. Emeka Okafor of Timbuktu Chronicles, a really good blog with a focus on business successes in Africa, presents some technical information on fish smoking and drying. [...] If you search the blog you will see that drying is the frequent subject of posts. This is because it is an effective and simple preservation technology that can (depending on the process used) be implemented with little or no capital investment. Given the dual problem of food shortages and soaring energy costs, it seems [...] I believe now is an appropriate time to focus on drying and solar energy. Drying is the simplest and one of the most effective methods of preserving food, allowing it to be stored without cost and equipment. The energy of the sun is free to anyone able to use it effectively. In the current situation [...] Following on the link to a simple overview by the GATE programme of GTZ, the article below gives practical details of three solar dryer designs.
from: GTZ GATE (click image for full story online)
This paper presents the characteristics of three solar driers. A 15 US$ tent drier, a 400 US$ box [...] The German Appropriate Technology and Ecoefficiency Programme (GATE) Programme of GTZ (the German Development Agency) has a good overview of sun drying as a food technology process.
from: GTZ – GATE (click image for full story online)
It presents the technical background of drying, describes and compares different drying operation and equipment, gives [...] |
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