I am a horticulture student in Tanzania, and I like this project, and I promise to give it a try!! It will be of great help, in our societies! Now we are experiencing 60%+ of postharvest losses! In our country! And this will help us reduce the number! Also will help farmers to increase value of their produce (value chain).. This is actually a great project for us Africa
I like your interest. If you need more information materials regarding var. models, large and small scale, materials, dimension, etc. please send me your email address to mtaege@aol.com.
This is by far one of the most simplest sun dryer i came across on the internet. Great job on making the design simple and inexpensive. It seems really interesting, i am surely going to give it a try.
excellent work,the women that community would probably be interested in the benefits of drying foods to improve their childrens health and help the pregnant women improve their milk production.
Thank you, it was mainly made for drying Artemisia annua leaves (against malaria) and Moringa leaves. Works good also for some fruits, even tomatos, provided dry and warm climate.
was looking different models and this one is certainly the easiest to construct. I live in a small town in Indonesia but all these materials are just available in de local hardware shop (and cheap as well). The dryer is also light So it can be turned towards the sun. Thanks! I'm going to build one.
Hi Herman, I wish you good success. If you need some more construction details, like measurements, list of materials, general information, etc. I could send to you by mail. Our construction was for student's use and some important features (like a chimney for better airflow, protection from insects, e.g.) were not included. Feel free to write me. My mail: taegemanfred@gmail.com I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, most of all a healthy New Year.
I am growing guava in outback Australia but I cannot seem to overcome the fruit flies. Do you have a suggestion for me Manfred? BTW the chooks do love the damaged fruit.
As you have seen in the video, we have made it ourself. I have used a design presented in a paper published by the Assumption University Journal of Technology (AU J.T.) in 2008 by scientists from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Additional sources for blueprints you'll find in an FAO paper "dryer “Food and vegetable processing” by Mircea Enachescu Dauthy, FAO Agricultural Service Bulletin No. 119, Chaper 5.2.8.1. If you need more email me to mtaege@aol.com
Hi Manfred! I would like to know what is inside the solar collector, under the glass cover. I read the article Evaluating the Performance of a Mixed Mode Solar Dryer and it mentions that the heat absorber was constructed of a 2mm thick aluminum plate painted black. I want to know what you used as an absorber? What can i use? Best regards
im not guy but I would like help. not what like Kenya like if cherpintes any thing eat wood. like Mexico. but if not you build out sticks of wood branches. as basically book shelf like structure. saw jack mace new chanel clear candid they use screen or baskets to put food on. so know weave basket or cut thine wood make screen holes let air through. as out layer put thine beed sheet. or something keep fly off. they use black plastic heat faster . need vet top but bed sheet will let air through. let sun hard part going need glasses or plastic. make widow top let sun down. this big one but make small one one tray simple use glasses bottle clear as widow top. this let light in. one or two rack box that very small. with bed sheet or what screen get. in theory though make couple try should make solar dehydrate what got were at. so example Mexico have try make out clay. line top with beer bottles make window top let light and heat in. have screen made out animals wire fence. lay stuff on. cover sides sheet so bugs get in. were I live Ohio think try take slide patio door use top and lide. cut 2x4 make box for door sit on. staple screen bottom came same door that ripped out. though sold idea to mom she always worked what people think.
Will send what I have. Assume that with our design you could dry about 10 kg mushrooms in one round. But dimensions can be changed. Also type of dryer. Sending by mail. Mine: taegemanfred@gmail.com
Great job, i want to work on it in Pakistan. Sir, can we increase the dryer efficiency by increasing the surface area of glass ? What should be slope angle of the glass frame with horizontal i. e earth? Best wishes thanks for sharing.
Amazingly portable! I will build one in the city and simply ship it to oasis to be beautifully assembled. I wonder if the blueprint would be available, or should I practice new dimensions?
I am food science student for Nigeria, and I want to work on something similar . I believe It will be of great help in our societies in reducing food insecurity and postharvest losses . Please can i get the dimension for the dryer and any other assistants you can pls and thank you
It is a inexpensive nondiscript plastic sheet that was available at the market of the small city Bor in South Sudan. It lasted just one year. The situation forced to use the cheapest material available - and timber (e.g. plywood) was out of question.
@@ManfredTaege please share the technical info via nlusaka@gmail.com plus any other solar drying technologies like fabrication of solar greenhouse driers and much more. You can also whatsapp on +254725864880
To avoid breakage the better choice is to use the very sturdy polycarbonate multi-wall sheets (as used for greenhouses) or acryl glass (Plexiglas; Perspecs; Lucite).
It depends of what materials you use. Metal was highly expensive (about 120 US $) and I used it only because I needed the dryer immediately after my return to South Sudan for educational purposes and did not waste time to search for cheaper, locally available materials. I bought only the black plastic cover material in SS. It fell apart after one season (not UV resistant); better use wood, plywood or metal sheets.
It is a university. The metals have to be measured and pre-cut in Getmsny. They are then exported to the Africans. Someone wants the measurements from another African country. Another the blue print from the obviously complicated technology. Whoever bewitched Africa did plenty of press-ups. Another is about to ask which direction one turns to lock the nuts. God have mercy on Africa.
The design comes from Africa (Nigeria). The reason for constructing it with materials from Germany in Germany and transporting it to Africa was just to demonstrate the way it works during my short stay in South Sudan. I wanted my students to start immediately with some work in their B.Sc. research using the dryer. My time was too short to bulid it there, finding and procuring the materials suitable and locally available. FAO has a construction manual how to make one with bamboo sticks. www.fao.org/3/V5030E/V5030E00.htm#Contents
I am a horticulture student in Tanzania, and I like this project, and I promise to give it a try!! It will be of great help, in our societies! Now we are experiencing 60%+ of postharvest losses! In our country! And this will help us reduce the number! Also will help farmers to increase value of their produce (value chain).. This is actually a great project for us Africa
I like your interest. If you need more information materials regarding var. models, large and small scale, materials, dimension, etc. please send me your email address to mtaege@aol.com.
This is by far one of the most simplest sun dryer i came across on the internet. Great job on making the design simple and inexpensive. It seems really interesting, i am surely going to give it a try.
Thank you. I wish you good success in your trial!
Nice example. Thank you. Good projects in Nicaragua also. Stay safe.
Great to see a solar dehydrator working in a humid environment. I built one here in California to dry fruit where the climate is much drier.
I loved hygienic and stable construction of the sun dryer. Great job 👍
excellent work,the women that community would probably be interested in the benefits of drying foods to improve their childrens health and help the pregnant women improve their milk production.
Very informative and usefull method. I like it very much. People should use this for saving spices and herbs at home for out season. 👍👍👍
Thank you, it was mainly made for drying Artemisia annua leaves (against malaria) and Moringa leaves. Works good also for some fruits, even tomatos, provided dry and warm climate.
was looking different models and this one is certainly the easiest to construct. I live in a small town in Indonesia but all these materials are just available in de local hardware shop (and cheap as well). The dryer is also light So it can be turned towards the sun. Thanks! I'm going to build one.
Hi Herman,
I wish you good success. If you need some more construction details, like measurements, list of materials, general information, etc. I could send to you by mail. Our construction was for student's use and some important features (like a chimney for better airflow, protection from insects, e.g.) were not included. Feel free to write me.
My mail:
taegemanfred@gmail.com
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, most of all a healthy New Year.
It's a great design and I hope to use it for mushrooms. You wouldn't have to turn it if you added a panel section on all four sides though
@@ManfredTaege Dear Sir, I just sent you an email... I'm interested to build one too for my home garden. Thanks! -JSS
This is a very easy one to make. Congratulations!
Just planted a young guava tree today.😊 Good to know it's benefits.
Wow! That was really interesting! Thank you
Great job.
Son muy efectivos en esos paises con mucho sol y donde por el calor se echan a perder facilmente los alimentos, son paracticos y baratos! Bien!
Good job...nice information
This is such a beneficial project!
Great work! Very well done!
Thank you very much.
Interesting! Im thinking of building this!
Thank you. Please write to me about your progress.
I wonder why the vertical cabinet were not made of glass/clear vinyl sheet for better absorption of solar heat ?
Thank you for your kind reply.
Great. How much will it cost to get it in Mombasa Kenya.
Very informative.. WOW.. Sad to hear of the closure of the university but, well, thats Africa for you.
Thank you 😊
Wonderful,budget & very effective
Dont overlap food that you are dehydrating. This works well for herbs too. Dehydrate your herbs and then use a coffee grinder prior to cooking.
Great job ! Love it .Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
Thank you so much 😀
Nice work.....
Wow this looks easy to install. I will surely make one. Can I dry fresh fish in this? Thank u sir for sharing yr knowledge
excellent work. Thank u.
I am growing guava in outback Australia but I cannot seem to overcome the fruit flies. Do you have a suggestion for me Manfred? BTW the chooks do love the damaged fruit.
thanks for sharing
This sounds good. But how can I apply this technology? I need the details on material and method or how I can a commercial one to buy
As you have seen in the video, we have made it ourself. I have used a design presented in a paper published by the Assumption University Journal of Technology
(AU J.T.) in 2008 by scientists from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Additional sources for blueprints you'll find in an FAO paper "dryer “Food and vegetable processing” by Mircea Enachescu Dauthy, FAO Agricultural Service Bulletin No. 119, Chaper 5.2.8.1.
If you need more email me to mtaege@aol.com
wow !! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Hi Manfred!
I would like to know what is inside the solar collector, under the glass cover. I read the article Evaluating the Performance of a Mixed Mode Solar Dryer and it mentions that the heat absorber was constructed of a 2mm thick aluminum plate painted black. I want to know what you used as an absorber? What can i use?
Best regards
We used iron plates painted black. Any metal sheets will do.
Hi am Jenifer from Kenya, I would like to support some malnourished children using this technology. kindly let me know where I can buy the materials.
im not guy but I would like help. not what like Kenya like if cherpintes any thing eat wood. like Mexico. but if not you build out sticks of wood branches. as basically book shelf like structure. saw jack mace new chanel clear candid they use screen or baskets to put food on. so know weave basket or cut thine wood make screen holes let air through. as out layer put thine beed sheet. or something keep fly off. they use black plastic heat faster . need vet top but bed sheet will let air through. let sun hard part going need glasses or plastic. make widow top let sun down. this big one but make small one one tray simple use glasses bottle clear as widow top. this let light in. one or two rack box that very small. with bed sheet or what screen get. in theory though make couple try should make solar dehydrate what got were at. so example Mexico have try make out clay. line top with beer bottles make window top let light and heat in. have screen made out animals wire fence. lay stuff on. cover sides sheet so bugs get in. were I live Ohio think try take slide patio door use top and lide. cut 2x4 make box for door sit on. staple screen bottom came same door that ripped out. though sold idea to mom she always worked what people think.
design looks sound. preserving local food is good. but why not use more locally available materials to build it?
Wonderful story
Thank you.
What type of material is the glass and polythene and can this dryer dry briquettes
.nice. what is cost?
How do you avoid or prevent aunt and other animal to reach the food?
very nice and thanks for the info
Hi, Will you be able to send me the blueprint / design? How many total kg of food can be dried in this system? I want to make it for drying mushrooms.
Will send what I have. Assume that with our design you could dry about 10 kg mushrooms in one round.
But dimensions can be changed. Also type of dryer.
Sending by mail.
Mine: taegemanfred@gmail.com
Great job, i want to work on it in Pakistan. Sir, can we increase the dryer efficiency by increasing the surface area of glass ? What should be slope angle of the glass frame with horizontal i. e earth? Best wishes
thanks for sharing.
I like it too.
what do you call to that kind of tube?
Amazingly portable! I will build one in the city and simply ship it to oasis to be beautifully assembled.
I wonder if the blueprint would be available, or should I practice new dimensions?
Hi Ahmed, I will send you some infos to your email.
Send me your mail address to > mtaege@aol.com
veganja07@gmail.com need to attempt
I have the dexion
Just need to know some detail and shelf and drying screens
Where in germany can one buy this dryer??
I am food science student for Nigeria, and I want to work on something similar . I believe It will be of great help in our societies in reducing food insecurity and postharvest losses . Please can i get the dimension for the dryer and any other assistants you can pls and thank you
Thank you Samson. I will send you the materials requested within the next few days.
@@ManfredTaege Tanks
@ManfredTaege @samsonakpapunam3069 Hello. Thank you very much for sharing. I am asking if you could send it to me as well if it's possible.
proof dried stuff. get jars filled stuff. reuse glasses jars might have. save pickle jars.
From where we can get this drier?
can we use this to dry pasta
Yes!
do we have anyone working on this project in nigeria? I need one in Nigeria
How to order one please. Please. Thank you
It seems the students leaving, derailed the explanation. Can you please tell me the black material, that was used to cover the frame?
It is a inexpensive nondiscript plastic sheet that was available at the market of the small city Bor in South Sudan. It lasted just one year. The situation forced to use the cheapest material available - and timber (e.g. plywood) was out of question.
@@ManfredTaege have you considered black plastic waste bag material?
i am also planning to have such technology
I wish you good success!
Hello , can we have construction technical info ?
Send me your email address to taegemanfred@gmail.com. I will send the tech file.
Manfred
@@ManfredTaege Hi. Can I please get the tech file as well. My address is yaite_h@hotmail.com
@@ManfredTaege please share the technical info via nlusaka@gmail.com plus any other solar drying technologies like fabrication of solar greenhouse driers and much more. You can also whatsapp on +254725864880
@@toursbahamas will do.
@@noahsikhilalusaka8004 will do
Any chance I can get the same material? I'm in Coastal Kenya
Check solar dryers Kenya under mushrooms Kenya. They make such
@@techkona Nothing there
@@MistaOscar are you still interested, they're there.
@@techkona Contacts?
Sir- Consider setting up a Go Fund Me account so viewers can support you work & projects.
Why you not showed about aheating portion
Nice concept, can the glass be replaced with something else to avoid breakage
To avoid breakage the better choice is to use the very sturdy polycarbonate multi-wall sheets (as used for greenhouses) or acryl glass (Plexiglas; Perspecs; Lucite).
What cost it may be to do as project
the dryer is good bt
Thank you Winnie.
Hi sir can you direct me on how to go about with it here in Cameroon.. please for your email
where can i order one?, thanks
You cannot buy it - self construction.
Thank you for the video Mr. Manfred !! Can you please give me your contact ?
taegemanfred@gmail.com
Hello Manfred can i have your email, i am also working on development work and would be glad to ask some questions regarding the solar dryer.
taegemanfred@gmail.com
It takes a village.
My solar dryers here: ua-cam.com/video/KVF0Uwb5krM/v-deo.html
Look I don't mean to talk about the way he pronounces things but my guy really pronounced vegetables vegi-tables 😂😂😂 I'm going to hell
Yeah, I am so sorry 😂😂😂
Tell me cost
It depends of what materials you use. Metal was highly expensive (about 120 US $) and I used it only because I needed the dryer immediately after my return to South Sudan for educational purposes and did not waste time to search for cheaper, locally available materials. I bought only the black plastic cover material in SS. It fell apart after one season (not UV resistant); better use wood, plywood or metal sheets.
It is a university. The metals have to be measured and pre-cut in Getmsny. They are then exported to the Africans.
Someone wants the measurements from another African country.
Another the blue print from the obviously complicated technology. Whoever bewitched Africa did plenty of press-ups.
Another is about to ask which direction one turns to lock the nuts. God have mercy on Africa.
The design comes from Africa (Nigeria). The reason for constructing it with materials from Germany in Germany and transporting it to Africa was just to demonstrate the way it works during my short stay in South Sudan. I wanted my students to start immediately with some work in their B.Sc. research using the dryer. My time was too short to bulid it there, finding and procuring the materials suitable and locally available. FAO has a construction manual how to make one with bamboo sticks.
www.fao.org/3/V5030E/V5030E00.htm#Contents
Find it at Chapter 5.2.8.1. Aspects of preservation
by concentration
Unnecessary background music, is a senseless guy made this video? very bad