Phase-change material-based solar dryer: An experimental investigation for drying mango pulp

GG Radhakrishnan, M Sattanathan… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Food drying is an important phase in the safeguarding of agricultural by products that assist
as raw materials for a variety of end applications. In the Thermal Energy Storage (TES) …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental case study of solar food dryer with thermal storage using phase change material

HU Rehman, F Naseer, HM Ali - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With ever expanding population and accelerating energy challenges, the ultimate need to
adopt green-energy solutions for the preservation and storage techniques for fruits and …

Performance analysis of a novel thermal energy storage integrated solar dryer for drying of coconuts

G Radhakrishnan Govindan, M Sattanathan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The drying of food products is an essential step in the preservation of crops and agricultural
by-products that serve as raw materials for numerous end applications. Solar drying with …

Experimental analysis of solar fish dryer using phase change material

VM Swami, AT Autee, TR Anil - Journal of Energy Storage, 2018 - Elsevier
The drying process for food preservation is very general for a number of agriculture and food
products. Drying is a better option than refrigeration of food products with respect to the cost …

Design, development, and performance testing of thermal energy storage based solar dryer system for seeded grapes

GR Gopinath, S Muthuvel, M Muthukannan… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The deterioration of food crops after harvest can be prevented using the appropriate drying
method. Solar energy can be used in several beneficial ways, and a solar-aided dryer is one …

Employing Phase-Change Materials to enhance the thermal performance of the solar dryer

W Fu, R Bo, G Zhang, C Li, X Meng - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying systems are extensively employed in agriculture for the dehydration of crops,
fruits, and vegetables due to their ability to generate higher temperatures, thereby resulting …

A comprehensive review of solar dryers incorporated with phase change materials for enhanced drying efficiency

AAA Abueluor, MT Amin, MA Abuelnour… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shifting from fossil oil-generated electrical power to green energy has been a topic of
greatest interest due to its huge negative impact on the environment and human well-being …

Review of solar dryers with latent heat storage systems for agricultural products

LM Bal, S Satya, SN Naik, V Meda - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Drying of agricultural food products is one of the most attractive and cost-effective
application of solar energy as it becomes a potentially viable substitute for fuel–wood in …

Experimental analysis of small size solar dryer with phase change materials for food preservation

S Rakshamuthu, S Jegan, JJ Benyameen… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development and performance analysis of a small size greenhouse solar dryer
equipped with phase change materials (PCM) for drying food products are reported in this …

Experimental investigation of the performance of paraffin wax-packed floor on a solar dryer

K Vijayrakesh, S Muthuvel, GR Gopinath… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic paraffin wax, a phase change material (PCM), was used as the heat-storing material
in this study. The novelty of this work is the application of a PCM-packed floor in a …