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Hot Air Simulation in A Drying Cabinet of PVT System

Authors
Meeta S. Vedpathak1, *, Anmol Pratap Singh2, Om Borate3, Oomez Aslam Kapdi4, Taufiq Bharde5, Sandeep Joshi6
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
5Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
6Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, India
*Corresponding author. Email: mvedpathak@mes.ac.in
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Meeta S. Vedpathak
Available Online 20 April 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-650-0_17How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Drying cabinet; PVT system; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); SolidWorks Flow Simulation; Enclosure Design
Abstract

In this paper the behaviour of airflow inside a drying cabinet is studied by using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. The drying cabinet is designed for drying the leafy vegetables. The hot air required for drying is taken from the solar panel. The simulation was done using SolidWorks Flow Simulation to study flow trajectory, velocity distribution, and turbulence patterns. The drying cabinet has four inlets at the bottom and exhaust at the top for air extraction. Three simulation iterations were performed to study the effect of different inside geometry of the cabinet and boundary condition on airflow performance. In the first iteration, uneven flow and localised recirculation were observed due to strong central suction. The second iteration, tray design was changed to reduce central obstruction which result in improved uniformity and reduced turbulence. In first two iterations five fans were used at the top for air exhaust. In the final iteration a single fan is used which enhanced the mixing of air. The comparative analysis demonstrates that geometric optimization and fan configuration significantly influence airflow uniformity and efficiency.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Conference on Technologies for Future Cities (CTFC 2025)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Sustainable Development
Publication Date
20 April 2026
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978-94-6239-650-0
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3005-155X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-650-0_17How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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