The paper presents an active mix-mode wind-powered fan solar dryer (AWPFS) with a
passive mix-mode non-wind-powered solar dryer (PNWPS) evaluated with pre-treated …

In this work, a passive, mixed-type solar dryer was designed, constructed and evaluated.
The solar dryer evaluated has the option of working as an indirect-direct dryer (mixed solar …

Crop drying is essential for preservation in agricultural applications. It is performed either
using fossil fuels in an artificial mechanical drying process or by placing the crop under the …

This article presents a novel active-mode indirect solar dryer consisting of highly efficiency
through-flow evacuated tube collector for air heating. A DC fan powered with solar …

An indirect type natural convection solar dryer is designed, constructed and investigated
experimentally under Tanta prevailing weather conditions. The system consists of a flat plate …

Solar drying is the oldest preservation technique of agricultural products using several types
of solar crop dryers based mostly on solar energy, which is abundant, renewable and …

The high energy costs in drying applications lead to the need for sustainable solar energy
dryers with energy storage. Obtaining both electricity and heat from solar energy is important …

Drying of agricultural products is an energy-demanding process. High costs, scarcities in
fossil fuels and environmental threats attract the use of solar energy as an alternate source …

Inadequate preservation techniques and poor storage provisions lead to deterioration in the
quality of agricultural products. Advanced processing techniques have been used to reduce …

This study is concerned with the performance and economic analyses on solar-assisted heat
pump fluidised bed dryer integrated with biomass furnace for rice drying. The dryer …