Fundamental understanding of heat and mass transfer processes for physics-informed machine learning-based drying modelling

MIH Khan, CP Batuwatta-Gamage, MA Karim, YT Gu - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drying is a complex process of simultaneous heat, mass, and momentum transport
phenomena with continuous phase changes. Numerical modelling is one of the most …

Sustainability and performance analysis of a solar and wind energy assisted hybrid dryer

H Atalay, N Yavaş, MT Çoban - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, energy, exergy and sustainability analysis of the solar and wind energy
assisted hybrid drying system were discussed. The drying process was carried out by solar …

Techno-economic analysis of an indirect solar dryer with thermal energy storage: An approach with machine learning algorithms for decision making

AJ Cetina-Quiñones, G Santamaria-Bonfil… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning models effectively forecast and improve engineering systems as
solar dryers, making them valuable replacements for traditional physics-based models. Also …

Modeling of heat transfer coefficient in solar greenhouse type drying systems

KN Çerçi, M Daş - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
As a sustainable energy source, solar energy is used in many applications. A greenhouse
type dryer, which is a food drying system, directly benefits from solar energy. Convective …

Recent advances in solar drying system: a review

AA Razak, M Tarminzi, MAA Azmi… - International Journal …, 2021 - journal.ump.edu.my
Research on solar dryer technology proliferates since it reduces the drying period while
keeping nutritional values in the agricultural products. This paper presented a review of …

Mathematical modeling and optimization of vanadium-titanium black ceramic solar collectors

D Ding, W He, C Liu - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The vanadium-titanium black ceramic (VTBC) coating on all-ceramic solar collectors has
both high absorptance (0.94) and high emissivity (90%). However, the thermal conductivity …

Predictive models of the top electrode voltage of radio frequency heating systems for low moisture foods

Y Qu, X Guan, Y Mao, J Liu, P Wang, B Lin, R Li… - Innovative Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise and rapid estimations of the top electrode voltage in free-running oscillator (FRO)
radio frequency (RF) heating systems are important for effective computer simulation to …

Convective Hot Air Drying of Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata Rubra): Mathematical Modeling, Energy Consumption and Microstructure

A Vega-Galvez, LS Gomez-Perez, KS Ah-Hen… - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study examined the convective drying of red cabbage at temperatures ranging from 50
to 90° C. Mathematical modeling was used to describe isotherms, drying kinetics and …

Mathematical modelling of conveyor-belt dryers with tangential flow for food drying up to final moisture content below the critical value

D Friso - Inventions, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work presents the mathematical modeling of the conveyor-belt dryer with tangential flow
operating in co-current, which has the advantage of improving the preservation of the …

The Effect of the Periodic Drying Method on the Drying Time of Hazelnuts and Energy Utilization

M Akgün, E Kontaş - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hazelnut is a shelled fruit that is stored by drying and used as a snack or in industry. Since
the hazelnut drying process is energy-intensive, there is a need for drying methods that will …