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Vol. 4 (4) : July-August 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (4) : 502-504 (July-August, 2013)
Performance evaluation of zero energy cool chamber
S.A. VENUa1*, G. SENTHIL KUMARANb2 and K.N. HANUMANTHA RAJUa3
aDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sceinces Bangalore, Bangalore - 560 065
bSection of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore - 560 089 (Karnataka)
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1,3M.Tech *(fastvenu@gmail.com), 2Sr. Scientist
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
Paper No. : P-0638
Total Pages : 4
Received : 15 December 2012
Revised accepted : 26 June 2013
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S.A. VENU, G. SENTHIL KUMARAN and K.N. HANUMANTHA RAJU. 2013. Performance evaluation of zero energy cool chamber. Green Farming Vol. 4 (4) : 502-504 ; July-August, 2013

ABSTRACT
Study was conducted to evaluate performance of Zero Energy Cooling Chamber (ZECC) designed at fabricated Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR). The ZECC was evaluated to know the shelf-life and keeping quality of the vegetables viz., beans, carrot, okra, tomato and amaranth under ZECC and ambient condition. It was observed that the mean temperature inside the chamber was about 3-4 0C lower than the ambient during winter season, respectively. The relative humidity (RH) inside the system was nearly 30-40 % higher during summer and winter months, respectively. It was observed that the shelf life of beans and tomato could be increased for about 6 and 9 days respectively, when it is kept inside the cool chamber as compared to ordinary room condition. Since it costs only about up ` 2500/- and this can be fabricated easily using locally available materials and using suitable covering materials this will help small farmers and even it can be used for house hold and also small vegetable vendors.
Key words :
Cooling system, Horticultural produce storage, Zero energy cool chamber.