Uji Kinerja alat Pengering Hybrid Tipe Rak pada Pengeringan Jahe Merah (Zinger Officiniale Roscoe)

Abstract

Red ginger plants are abundant and easy for the public to obtain. Red ginger is a plant that has long been consumed by Indonesian people, and since the end of the 20th century it has often been used in food and health drink formulas. In an effort to improve the quality of consumption, it is best to pay attention to the carrying capacity of tools and machines for processing ginger from spices to dry chip s to the process of flouring ginger flour. This research was carried out with three treatments with three repetitions, including drying with a tool using electrical energy, drying with a tool using energy electricity and sun (hybrid), drying using tools using solar energy and drying using a winch (as a control). Based on tests carried out, the length of time for drying with a tool using solar energy takes 14 hours, for drying with a tool using electric and solar energy (hybrid) it takes 8 hours, and for drying with a tool using solar energy it takes 12 O'clock. The drying rate for drying red ginger with electrical energy was 4.70 kgH2O/hour, drying with electrical and solar energy (hybrid) was 4.72 kgH2O/hour, and drying with solar energy and was 4.99 kgH2O/hour.

Keywords: red ginger, drying, hybrid, flour.