Abstract
A continuous Ogako-drying apparatus using solar energy has been developed. Thermal performance of the apparatus was analyzed in a view point of energy balance. Drying experiment using the developed Ogako-drying apparatus was carried out simultaneously. Consequently, concerning temperature change on the Ogako-drying process, an agreement between the simulation calculations and the measurements was fairly good. Also in the experiment, moisture content of Ogako was decreased by 13% from 21.6% to 8.6% and contribution of solar energy into the Ogako-drying was 52.4Gcal/d that rates as 57% of incident solar radiation.
