Manzoor Ahmad
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
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International Journal of Food Engineering | 2017
Sidrah Ashfaq; Manzoor Ahmad; Anjum Munir; Abdul Ghafoor
Abstract Air heterogeneity in the drying chamber of the batch-type dryer is a major problem because uneven air distribution within the drying chamber reduces the product quality and dryer efficiency. To surmount this problem, a new dryer with central air distribution model has been designed and developed. This is the distinct design feature of the dryer, which ensure the uniformity in the moisture content of the final dried paddy grains. ANSYS-Fluent (Computational Fluid Dynamics [CFD]) was used to predict the flow behavior of the air with respect to pressure and velocity within the drying chamber by applying actual boundary conditions and standard k−ε turbulence model. Pressure and velocity profiles in the drying chamber were determined using CFD to optimize the drying uniformity. An estimated value for velocity input was used and air distribution was found good. For the validation of simulation results several drying tests were performed at different dryer depths of 18, 36, 54 and 72 cm in the drying chamber. The drying results expressed as percentage moisture content reduction, along the length of the dryer and measured the uniformity in the drying rate. The drying curves for each depth showed high R2 value. Numerical simulation and experimental results showed that the newly developed solar-assisted paddy dryer is capable to produce uniform air distribution throughout the length of the drying chamber in the dryer for uniform and quality drying. This approach improved the overall performance of the solar-assisted paddy dryer.
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2016
Abdul Ghafoor; Tanzeel ur Rehman; Anjum Munir; Manzoor Ahmad; Muhammad Iqbal
Soil in the Environment | 2010
Manzoor Ahmad; H. Abdullah; Muhammad Iqbal; Muhammad Umair; M. U. Ghani
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (Pakistan) | 2011
Manzoor Ahmad; Muhammad Usman Ghani; Anjum Munir; Muhammad Iqbal; Muhammad Umair
Archive | 2007
Muhammad Iqbal; Manzoor Ahmad; Muhammad Ali
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology | 2012
Muhammad Iqbal; Anjum Munir; Manzoor Ahmad; K. A. Hussain; Muhammad Umair
Archive | 2005
Muhammad Iqbal; Manzoor Ahmad; Muhammad Younis
Journal of The Energy Institute | 2017
Muhammad Mubashar Omar; Anjum Munir; Manzoor Ahmad; Asif Tanveer
Desalination and Water Treatment | 2017
Azlan Zahid; Abdul Ghafoor; Anjum Munir; Manzoor Ahmad; Abdul Nasir; Syed Amjad Ahmad
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology | 2016
Sidrah Ashfaq; Manzoor Ahmad; Anjum Munir