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Assessment of existing Flat bed dryers in the First District of La Union

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dc.contributor.authorDal-uyen, Delilah P.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-09T02:33:32Z
dc.date.available2026-05-09T02:33:32Z
dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted from October 27, 2011 to December 10, 2011 to assess the status of existing flat bed dryers in the first district of La Union. Specially, this study aimed to determine the following: (1) demographic profile of the flat bed dryer operators and the end users; (2) status of the existing flat bed dryer (FBD); (3) the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the effect of the technology; (4) the performance of the flat bed dryer; and (5) the level of seriousness of the problems met in the operation of the flat bed dryers. The descriptive method was used in the study and t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances used in the analysis of data. Respondents were 9 operators and 40 beneficiaries or end-users from the first district of La Union. The data were gathered through the use of questionnaires supplemented with personal interviews or face-to-face interviews and observations to ensure accurate response and minimize bias. The result of this study revealed that majority of the respondents were males, married, belonged to the age bracket 51-55 years, undergraduate of high school, have been farming for 16-20 years, earned a monthly income of Php 5, 000 and below and with a total rice farm area of 5, 000 sq m and below. Existing flat bed dryer was already within two years and below in operation, in good working condition and no repair has been done since installation. Respondents were very highly satisfied that the flat bed dryer entails lesser expenses and losses compared to sun drying; and that the FBD was easy to construct and control pollution, and easy to maintain. All the respondents used diesel as the fuel in the prime mover engine, consumed 7-9 liters of diesel, 16-18 sacks of rice hull consumption for the fuel feed system, with a drying capacity of 101-500 kg/hr, the respondents paid cash for the drying fee. Respondents met no serious problems on the construction of the flat bed dryer that the FBD failed due to faulty/improper operation, leakage of the engine, and clogging of the carbonized rice hull.
dc.identifier.citationDal-uyen, D. P. (2012). Assessment of existing Flat bed dryers in the First District of La Union. [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.
dc.identifier.urihttps://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1543
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherDon Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus
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dc.titleAssessment of existing Flat bed dryers in the First District of La Union
dc.typeThesis
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