Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae

Diego Caceres; Margory Dominguez; Leonardo Vinces; Julio Ronceros

doi:10.1109/INTERCON52678.2021.9532981

Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae

Diego Caceres
, Margory Dominguez
, Leonardo Vinces
, Julio Ronceros

Faculty of Engineering

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

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Abstract

This article proposes the design of a self-sustaining parabolic solar collector for the drying of microalgae: Nostoc sphaericum (Cushuro) and Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina). According to numerous studies, microalgae have several nutritional effects due to the high levels of proteins in their composition and chemical characteristics. The importance of the process lies in achieving the desired moisture through precise drying control without drastically reducing its high protein concentration (60%-80%). Therefore, mechanical design calculations were performed, as well as the simulation of the dehydrator chamber in order to have a micro algae processing capacity of 5 kilograms of wet Nostoc or Spirulina. The electrical supply is obtained from a photovoltaic solar system. The results of the drying process simulations were displayed using the ANSYS Fluent software.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665412216
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON52678.2021.9532981
State	Published - 5 Aug 2021
Event	28th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021 - Virtual, Lima, Peru Duration: 5 Aug 2021 → 7 Aug 2021

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Name	Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021

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Conference	28th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021
Country/Territory	Peru
City	Virtual, Lima
Period	5/08/21 → 7/08/21

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

ANSYS Fluent
Arthrospira platensis
drying control
Nostoc sphaericum
parabolic solar collector
photovoltaic solar system

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Caceres, D., Dominguez, M., Vinces, L., & Ronceros, J. (2021). Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021 (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON52678.2021.9532981

Caceres, Diego ; Dominguez, Margory ; Vinces, Leonardo et al. / Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021).

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Caceres, D, Dominguez, M, Vinces, L & Ronceros, J 2021, Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae. in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 28th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021, Virtual, Lima, Peru, 5/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON52678.2021.9532981

Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae. / Caceres, Diego; Dominguez, Margory; Vinces, Leonardo et al.
Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021).

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Caceres D, Dominguez M, Vinces L, Ronceros J. Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. (Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 28th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2021). doi: 10.1109/INTERCON52678.2021.9532981

Design of a parabolic solar collector for the drying of Spirulina and Cushuro microalgae

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