Abstract:
The aim of this study was to design, construct, and assess a small-scale solar drying unit for
drying Silver Cyprinid (Omena) fish. The rationale was to develop an effective, cheap and
sustainable way to help local fishermen in Kenya, especially those around Lake Victoria, to advance
the methods of drying fish and, hence, increasing the focus on preservation of nutrients
Performance Evaluation of a Solar
Dryer for Silver Cyprinid (Omena):
Enhancing Food Security through
Sustainable Preservation
Garison Kiprotich a*, Stephen K. Kimutai b
and Hesborn R. Ayub c
a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Murang’a University of Technology, P.O Box 75 -10200,
Kenya.
b Department of Mechanical, Production & Energy Engineering, Moi University, P.O Box 3900-30100,
Kenya.
c Department of Industrial and Energy Engineering, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115 Egerton,
Kenya.
Authors’ contributions
This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final
manuscript.
Article Information
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/jenrr/2024/v16i12383
Open Peer Review History:
This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers,
peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here:
https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/128168
Received: 02/10/2024
Accepted: 09/12/2024
Published: 12/12/2024
