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  • From: Neil Bertrando <neilbertrando@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Solar Food Dryer Web Link
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:02:42 -0700

Try this link. it might meet your needs

there are several options with solar air heaters connected to drying
boxes...also consider a solar chimney.

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm#Drying

cheers,
neil

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:10 AM, georg parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at> wrote:

> http://www.solarfooddryer.com/SFD_Book_Info.htm
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> Thank you, I have had a look at this one, but I do not like it's design. To
> my understanding we need to separate the heat-source and the actual drying
> box in order to gain better control over the airflow and thus over the
> temperature. Also the food we wanna dry sits right in the sun (under the
> glass but still), which is not good for preserving the vital content. So I
> am looking for a building plan for a dryer, that has a box with a lid where
> we have the racks in, so the food stays in the dark and the air flows trough
> the racks, and a separate heat collector - and it would be great if there
> would be thermometer at the hot air inlet, and a way to regulate the flow
> right there, maybe mix it with cooler air just like water in a faucet.
>
> Construction plans, anyone?
>
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
>
> Georg Parlow
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