Evaporative Cooling System For Storage Of Fruits And Vegetables

An active evaporative cooling device for storage of fruits and vegetables was evaluated.

Evaporative cooling system for storage of fruits and vegetables. Samuel and vimala beera journal journal of food science and technology year 2011 volume 50 pages 429. However sometimes when evaporative cooling system is used in preservation it is used with shade on top kittas et al 2003. The cold storage of perishables has advanced noticeably in recent years leading to better maintenance of organoleptic qualities reduced spoilage and longer shelf lives. 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.

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. The basic principle relies on cooling by evaporation. 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.

2 materials and methods 2 1 design principles the. 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. Evaporative cooling system for the storage of citrus fruits with modification of the previous studies in this study. Zero energy cooling system could be used effectively for short duration storage of fruits and vegetables even in hilly region.

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. Storage system based on the principle of evaporative cooling for storage of fruits and vegetables which is simple and relatively efficient. 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.