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Characteristics of Different Systems for the Solar Drying of Crops
Solar dryers are used to enable the preservation of agricultural crops, food processing industries for
dehydration of fruits and vegetables, fish and meat drying, dairy industries for production of milk powder,
seasoning of wood and timber, textile industries for drying of textile materials. The fundamental concepts and
contexts of their use to dry crops is discussed in the chapter. It is shown that solar drying is the outcome of
complex interactions particular between the intensity and duration of solar energy, the prevailing ambient
relative humidity and temperature, the characteristics of the particular crop and its pre-preparation and the
design and operation of the solar dryer