ABSTRACT
A solar tracking device was applied to dry various agricultural products through a flat
plate solar collector. The drying process was concurrently carried out through a fixed flat plate
solar collector and open air drying respectively. The products were dried from 10.00am to
6.00pm daily and the results of the drying test carried out are presented: Results shows that
56.50g of beef lost 53.98% moisture within 11 hours of exposure to sunlight in the tracking
assisted flat plat solar collector while 50% and 49.54% moisture was lost in the fixed flat plate
solar collector and open air drying respectively. Also, 57.62%, 49.78% and 56.04% of moistures
were lost in drying peeled cassava chips in the tracking assisted and fixed flat plate solar
collectors, and open air drying respectively. The study had shown that drying of perishable and
agricultural products could be enhanced by the use of a solar tracking device.