A small scale fish meal dryer

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Date
1970
Authors
Chakraborty, P.K.
Pillai, S.A.
Balachandran, K.K.
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Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)
Abstract
A batch type rotary drum dryer for the production of fish meal suitable for operation in the fishing villages of India has been designed, fabricated and operated successfully . The dyer can be used for production of fish meal from whole lean fish or press-cake from fish body oil extraction plants . The time taken to reach a moisture level below 10% is 5-8 hours depending upon the type of material fed into the dryer.
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small scale fish, meal dryer
Citation
Fishery Technology 1970:7(2), 164-168