| Author | Dissanayake, K. Anura |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-91-08 |
| Subject(s) | Rice--Drying--Simulation methods
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| Note | A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A wide range of drying equipment and methods are
available for drying of rough rice. A Computer Model was built
to assist agricultural research workers or farmers regarding
the selection of technologies and equipment for a given
situation, taking into consideration the detailed scale of
operations including the harvesting and threshing processes,
weather patterns, appropriate technologies, available heat
resources and finally aiming at economic factors.
Some major types of drying methods are analyzed over
estimated useful life of drying equipment, using simple models
suitable for final economic assessment, with a combination of
other knowledge on the subject, mathematical modeling and
computer simulation; to arrive at the Net Present Value of
each drying method.
Changing the data files of dryer parameters, paddy
varieties, weather records is simple and makes the model
applicable to different regions, countries, dryers. As data
pertaining to Thailand were more readily available, the model
is presently arranged to operate on such weather data, dryer
data and alike.
Therefore, the model has the potential to be used as a
tool in dryer selection, since any number of dryers can be
quickly analyzed, taking into consideration the pre- drying
stages too, if one needs. Its greatest potential is the
ability of rapidly providing the economic data in choosing the
best system, in a particular situation. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gupta, C.P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vilas Wuwongse;Jindal, Vinod Kumar;Ilangantileke, S.G.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Norway; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |