My innovation is a dehydrating machine (drying machine) used for the removal of water or liquid substances contained in Agricultural produces such as seeds, fruits, leafs, meat, fish, e.t.c and to maintain and/or obtain the required dryness of processed dietary products. An industrial and domestic dryer, it was designed and developed to reduce food wastage and improve the storage conditions of agricultural produce. It also measures the dryness level of the products been processed. It consist of a Heat Pump, vaporization unit (a Container and Treys),a Temperature Regulator, an Air-flow Regulator, Power supply source, Temperature and Humidity measuring units.

MODE OF OPERATION.

The heat pump heats up sucked-in air and pumps it into the Container(heat exchange unit/vaporization unit) containing the items to be dehydrated. The temperature of the hot air and the rate of it's flow is set by the Temperature and Air-flow regulators , which also determine the time it take for the dehydration. As the hot air comes in contact with the item, heat is exchanged, which leads to it vaporizing its liquid contents leaving it dehydrated. the rate of he vaporization is directly proportional to the temperature of the flowing air and also directly proportional to the air flow rate.

That is Vaporization(V) directly proportional to Temperature(T) * Air flow-rate(Ar).                

The temperature sensor measures the operating temperature of the machine while the humidity sensor measures the dryness level of the items.

1. Preventing spoilage of stored Agro-food products
2. To provide a drying machine that adequately monitors and ensures proper drying of Agricultural processed food products.
3. To save valuable time lost in food drying by the use of non-conventional drying methods.
4. to provide a single system that is versatile in its drying usage; that can dry almost all farm produces.
5. provides a frame work that adequately and accurately monitors the dryness of a product during the drying process. Will Solves the problem of our exporters and food processing manufactures not meeting the recommended standards of processed food as most of the failed test come as a result of inadequate monitoring machine or not monitored processing production methods.