dc.contributor.author | Ssesanga, Fred | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-09T09:46:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-09T09:46:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-11-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ssesanga, F. (2023). Testing the Refractance window dryer with different sources of Biomass energy using sweet potatoes [unpublished undergraduate thesis]. Makerere University, Kampala. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/18140 | |
dc.description | A thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The hybrid RWD was designed and fabricated by Makerere University under the Bio innovate
Africa program. The dryer can be powered by either electricity or biomass, it has a mylar tray onto
which the food is placed. During the process of refractance window drying, thermal energy from
a shallow trough of hot water is transferred to wet material, normally in form of pulp, juice or
slices. Infrared radiations from the hot water are transmitted to the food through the film such as
mylar thus causing rapid drying, which consumes a lot of electricity during the process. The main
aim of this project is to test the performance of the hybrid RWD with major emphasis on its
operation using different biomass sources like firewood, charcoal, briquettes and on the quality
and uniformity of drying sweet potatoes. It was found that maize cobs are the most efficient
biomass source to power the machine followed by firewood and lastly charcoal. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makarere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Refractance window dryer | en_US |
dc.subject | Biomass sources | en_US |
dc.subject | Sweet potatoes | en_US |
dc.subject | Biomass energy | en_US |
dc.title | Testing the Refractance window dryer with different sources of Biomass energy using sweet potatoes. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |