Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review
Solar dryers are cutting-edge equipment that uses solar energy to remove moisture from
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …
A review of industrial food processing using solar dryers with heat storage systems
In the current scenario of food scarcity, most developing countries are facing the issue of
food losses due to improper post-harvesting process, which accounts for about 50% of fruits …
food losses due to improper post-harvesting process, which accounts for about 50% of fruits …
Energy and exergoeconomic assessments of a renewable hybrid ERC/ORC integrated with solar dryer unit, PEM electrolyzer, and RO desalination subsystem
In this investigation, a zero-dimensional model of a renewable generation system
encompassing a solar-geothermal driven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer …
encompassing a solar-geothermal driven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer …
Compression effect of metal foam on melting phase change in a shell-and-tube unit
Metal foams have high thermal conductivity and can be used to markedly improve the low
effective conductivity in phase change materials (PCMs) during the process of melting and …
effective conductivity in phase change materials (PCMs) during the process of melting and …
Solar drying Technologies: A review and future research directions with a focus on agroindustrial applications in medium and large scale
NM Ortiz-Rodríguez, M Condorí, G Durán… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The food industry accounts for approximately 30% of global energy consumption. In
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …
Thermoeconomic assessment of a renewable hybrid RO/PEM electrolyzer integrated with Kalina cycle and solar dryer unit using response surface methodology (RSM …
In this research, a non-dimension model of renewable generation system encompassing a
solar-geothermal driven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer in integration with …
solar-geothermal driven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer in integration with …
A novel dual-PCM configuration to improve simultaneous energy storage and recovery in triplex-tube heat exchanger
M Mozafari, A Lee, S Cheng - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel triplex-tube heat exchanger (TTHX) is proposed to improve the simultaneous
storage and recovery processes via an effective dual-PCM configuration. The proposed …
storage and recovery processes via an effective dual-PCM configuration. The proposed …
Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review
MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …
Thermal performance enhancement in an indirect solar greenhouse dryer using helical fin under variable solar irradiation
SF Hashemi, M Pourfallah, M Gholinia - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of helical fins on the thermal performance of the greenhouse solar
dryer with solar air heater under non-uniform thermal radiation has been analyzed. This …
dryer with solar air heater under non-uniform thermal radiation has been analyzed. This …
Experimental and numerical study of a natural convection indirect solar dryer with PCM tubes: Dynamic, thermal and nutritional quality analysis
A natural convection solar dryer was investigated in this paper with a storage unit in the form
of copper tubes filled with Paraffin wax as a PCM, experimentally and numerically using the …
of copper tubes filled with Paraffin wax as a PCM, experimentally and numerically using the …