Abstract
In recent years, leveraging the amount of energy loss occurring in different fields of human activity has captured the attention of researchers. Harvesting and drying processes can be integrated in order to reduce energy losses. The present research work seeks to pinpoint the association between the harvesting and drying processes as well as to make optimal use of both processes so as to decrease the level of energy loss and apply the renewable energies to the food supply chain. The olive harvesting machine was designed and evaluated, and the olives harvested in the solar dryer were placed in the solar dryer as the input materials. To obtain the evaluation of the experimental tests’ purpose, Mari cultivar was used. Following this trend was the evaluation of the olive harvesting machine and its comparison with the manual harvesting method. Having separated the olives from the tree through use of the harvesting machine designed and made, a solar dryer was used to accommodate the olives in order to make the final examination concerning any damage to olives. Findings of the study indicated up to 92% separation of the olive fruits by the olive harvester. It was also found that there is a 29.47 harvest efficiency for the olive harvester. In addition, evaluation of the solar dryer emphasized that an increase in the temperature and velocity of the inlet air results in a rapid decrease in the olive moisture.
Highlights
In the field of energy, agriculture is believed to be among the high-consuming industries
It is taken for granted that harvesting takes the first priority when the goal is to farm olives, and quality of harvesting is dependent on the device used in this regard
In the present research work, initially, the effect of harvester jaw on olive fruit was simulated, and the jaw was analyzed in terms of the best angular velocity
Summary
In the field of energy, agriculture is believed to be among the high-consuming industries. The determinants of energy consumption are the population involved in agriculture, the number of arable areas, and the level of mechanization. When there is a bulky chain of production concerning the final product, lower levels of energy consumption can be expected. Renewable energies are regarded as alternative sources of energy to fossil fuel [1], which include solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, etc. Solar energy is deemed to be a common energy source, and it can be found in various countries [3]. Solar collectors can collect solar energy and produce applicable heat
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