Energy and exergy based performance evaluation of an innovative PV-assisted solar dryer with and without modified absorber

A Gupta, PP Borah, B Das, JD Mondal - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of clean and sustainable energy technologies is necessary to fulfill the
world's growing energy demand. Food preservation must consider the usage of PV-assisted …

Performance analysis of direct solar dryer driven by photovoltaic thermal energy recovery and solar air collector for drying materials and electricity generation

AE Kabeel, MM El‐Sheekh, AA Masoud - Heat Transfer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The direct‐type solar dryer is characterized by very simple construction, less maintenance,
cost‐effectiveness, and is easy to handle. The present study aims to enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] Performance assessment of passive indirect solar dryer comparing without and with heat storage unit by investigating the drying kinetics of carrot

MC Gilago, VR Mugi, VP Chandramohan - Energy Nexus, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study examined the drying kinetics of carrots and the effectiveness of passive
indirect solar dryer without (setup-I) and with (setup-II) thermal energy storage (TES). A …

Energy and exergy performance evaluation of a drying coffee beans system using a photovoltaic–direct solar dryer at different drying temperature conditions

S Suherman, H Hadiyanto, MA Asy-Syaqiq… - … Journal of Ambient …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the impact of various drying temperatures on the performance
evaluation of photovoltaic–direct solar dryers in the coffee bean drying process. The use of …

Exploring the performance of an indirect solar dryer by combining three augmentation approaches (trapezoidal absorber, shot blasting, and pebble stone)

P GaneshKumar, P Sundaram, A Sathishkumar… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The shelf life of food products can be increased by reducing their moisture content with the
aid of solar dryers. However, the poor efficiency of solar collectors increases the time and …

Performance analysis of indirect solar dryer with natural heat energy retention substances for drying red chilli

PM Arunkumar, N Balaji, S Madhankumar - … Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The world is grappling with substantial food waste after cultivation, mostly due to increased
moisture contents. Therefore, the objective of this study concentrates on developing an …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends on energy-efficient solar dryers for food and agricultural products drying: a review

K Venkateswarlu, SVK Reddy - Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, 2024 - Springer
The energy efficiency enhancement of solar dryers has attracted the attention of researchers
worldwide because of the need for energy storage in solar drying applications, which arises …

Sustainability and 4E analysis of novel solar photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer under forced and natural convection drying

A Gupta, B Das, A Biswas, JD Mondol - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing a sustainable photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar drying system is essential to
maintain zero carbon emission in the drying process. This work represents the drying of star …

Thermal and environmental analysis of developed solar dryer enhanced by pv module and heat storage unit for drying cantaloupe

BMA Amer, NSA Albaloushi - Misr Journal of Agricultural …, 2019 - mjae.journals.ekb.eg
A developed design of solar dryer with water storage heat unit was conducted to can
operate the drying process continually at day and night using the stored heat. It is used to …

[PDF][PDF] Development and performance evaluation of a dual energy source solar dryer for tomatoes

FA Hayatu, MM Dukku - Global Journal of Engineering and Technology …, 2022 - gjeta.com
Solar energy is the most promising of the renewable energy sources in view of its apparent
limitless potential. A Dual energy Source Solar Dryer was developed under Bauchi weather …