Parameter

Value

Trial Date

15th March, 2020

Biomass used

Maize cobs

Dryer Capacity

500 kg

Mass of maize

250 kg

Drying duration

3 hours

Dryer efficiency

81.1%

Airflow rate of fan

1079.4 m3/h

Thermal efficiency

29.6%

Mass of maize cobs

45 kg

Volume of diesel used

0.9 litres

Diesel utilized to moisture removed ratio

1:33

Initial moisture content (MCwb)

17.5%

Finial moisture content (MCwb)

11.5%

Moisture Extraction Rate (MER)

9.6 kg/h

Drying rate

2%/h

Mass of moisture removed

28.8 kg