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Solar-biomass hybrid dryer systems is primarily set to use this burners which is a supporting source of heatto raise the temperature of the air prior to charging it in the drying chamber. The flue gases are produced from biomasscombustion. They have a considerable amount of heat and are exhausted into the atmosphere. This paper presents a newapproach that uses the co-generation (Co-Gen) technique in utilizing the flue gas exhausts from the burner. This approachenhances the circulation of warm air in the drying chamber and eliminates the need for an extraction fan. The exhaust gasmixtures are fed inside the chimney at the upper side part to raise the natural stack effect caused by the increase intemperature and decrease in pressure. This technique might not be theoretically proven but it was successfully performedand proven experimentally; the dryer is tested with and without Co-Gen by drying red chili. it is observed that efficiency ofthe biomass mode system with Co-Gen is raised by 5.7%.Along with the increase in the efficiency, the most advantage of this approach is that it is eliminating the electricity, as longas the Co-Gen technique replaces the electrical extractor. This benefit will make the hybrid solar drying applicable in ruraland remote areas.

Mr.Pankaj Ramesh Bonde, Prof. Mayur. P. Thakur, Prof. Tushar A. Kol, “A Review Paper on Design, fabrication and experimental investigation of solar hybrid dryer with biomass burner for farmers”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 6-17, February 2021.