Table 4 \(\:{\varvec{E}}_{\varvec{e}\varvec{m}}\) Of the materials used for construction Of the IMMSD57,58,59.

From: Modeling, environmental and economic analysis of drying of orange slice in an automatic indirect mixed mode solar dryer

No.

Component

Material

\(\:{\varvec{E}}_{\varvec{e}\varvec{m}}\), kWh/kg

Quantity, kg

Total \(\:{\varvec{E}}_{\varvec{e}\varvec{m}}\), kWh

1

Metal frame

Metal

8.89

50

444.5

2

Glass cover

Glass

7.28

10

72.8

3

Insulation

Wood dust

2.0

4.0

8.0

4

Coating

Paint

25.11

2.0

50.22

5

Absorber plate

Galvanized iron sheet

9.636

10.5

101.178

6

Hinges

Metal

8.89

0.1

0.889

7

Handel

Metal

8.89

0.1

0.889

8

Drying trays

Metal

8.89

8.0

71.12

9

PV system

--

--

--

734.89

10

Battery

--

--

--

46.00

11

Battery charger

--

--

--

33.00

12

Air circulation fan

    
 

i) Copper wire

Copper

19.61

0.2

3.922

 

ii) Casings, fan, shaft etc.

Steel

8.89

0.2

1.778

Total \(\:{\varvec{E}}_{\varvec{e}\varvec{m}}\), kWh

 

1569.186

  1. The \(\:{E}_{at}\) can be calculated using Eq. 13,