Evaporative Cooling System For Storage Of Fruits And Vegetables

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Evaporative cooling system for storage of fruits and vegetables.

Evaporative cooling system for storage of fruits and vegetables a review article basediya2011evaporativecs title evaporative cooling system for storage of fruits and vegetables a review author a. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a prototype active evaporative cooling system for storing fruits and vegetables using citrus and tomato. Samuel and vimala beera journal journal of food science and technology year 2011 volume 50 pages 429. Zero energy cooling system could be used effectively for short duration storage of fruits and vegetables even in hilly region.

The cooling device was developed to improve the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Storage system based on the principle of evaporative cooling for storage of fruits and vegetables which is simple and relatively efficient. Water must be added at regular intervals to maintain the cooling effect. The cold storage of dried dehydrated vegetables can be successfully carried out for a storage time of more than one year at 0 10 c with a relative humidity of 80 95 per cent.

The system is an economical and efficient method used for the reduction of temperature and increase. A solar powered evaporative cooling storage system specss was developed to improve the shelf life of fruits and vegetables for small holder farmers in rural nigeria where an electrical power. An active evaporative cooling device for storage of fruits and vegetables was evaluated. Thus the evaporative cooler has prospect for use for short term preservation of vegetables and fruits soon after harvest.

An evaporative cooler for the storage of fruits and vegetables was designed built and tested. Evaporative cooling system for the storage of citrus fruits with modification of the previous studies in this study. The evaporative cooling effect causes a decrease in temperature and an increase in the relative humidity inside the storage device conditions that increase the shelf life of many fruits and vegetables. Evaporative cooling ec storage conditions 20 c 25 c 92 95 rh with control fruits stored under room conditions 28 c 33 c 45 65 rh during summer in.