The Naga King Chilli dryer is used to dry Naga King Chillies i.e. Capsicum chinense which have very high heat content and are therefore dangerous to dry properly in state-of-the-art dryers. It can dry the said chillies to <10% moisture content evenly and without any intermittent handling of them during the whole drying process. It comprises of a Cabinet(l) having three compartments- Furnace Compartment(40) which heats up air inside for drying, Blower Compartment(41) which creates airflow and Drying Compartment(42) where chillies are placed on Trays(28) for drying. A single tilting Draft Fan(18) in the Blower Compartment(41), whose Motor(53) is outside air cooled, provides both upward and downward through-flow of heated air through the Trays(28) for drying.
