RADIANT DRYING UNIT Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, drying of grape and fruits by solar energy. SUBSTANCE: unit has planar rectangular base with flanges, with two opposed flanges being made permeable. Transparent covering is tightly fixed to flange surfaces. Auxiliary base is formed as rectangle provided with dark corrugated material disposed on it. Rectangle has two opposed flanges and is pivotally connected by its side with side of rectangular base adjacent to its transparent flange. Flanges of auxiliary base are disposed perpendicular to pivot joint and corrugations are disposed in parallel with flanges. Transparent covering in supported by corrugations so that air channels are defined. Upper edge of permeable flange adjacent to auxiliary base is connected with lower edge of opposed flange through screen for receiving dried product. EFFECT: increased efficiency and improved quality of product. 3 cl, 1 dwg