| Items |
Conditions and assumption |
| Location |
Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Crop |
Paddy |
| Crop porosity |
0.54 |
| Bulk density, Db (kg/m3) |
666.32 kg/m3 |
| Weight of grains per batch |
100 kg |
| Moisture content at the time of harvest, ( w.b) |
24% |
| Required moisture content for storage, (w.b) |
14% |
| Ambient air temperature, |
27 ˚C |
| Ambient relative humidity, |
70% |
| Maximum allowable temperature (0C) (Hall,1980) |
43 ˚C |
| Drying time (sunshine hours) |
7h |
| Incident solar radiation, Ih |
850 W/m2 |
| Collector efficiency, ηc (%) |
30%-50% |
| Average thickness of grain, (mm) Gross, J. R. 1965 |
2.5 to 3 |
| Amount of heat required for drying of 100kg paddy. |
5.5kJ/ |
| Transmissivity |
0.89 |
