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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical study of tomatoes drying kinetics using solar dryer equipped with PVT air collector

M Fterich, MI Elamy, E Touti, H Bentaher - Engineering Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aims to develop a 3D numerical simulation that describes fresh tomatoes'
heat-and mass-transfer characteristics using software COMSOL Multiphysics. Besides, a …

Economic Assessment of a PV-HP System for Drying Alfalfa in The North of Spain

A Quijano, C Lorenzo, L Narvarte - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an economic assessment of three drying systems (DS) with different
configurations: diesel-powered (DDS), grid-powered (GDS), and photovoltaic-powered …

3D Numerical Study and Parametric Analysis of PV/T Design Effect on Thermal and Electrical Performance

ASE Souissi, M Masmali, M Fterich, E Touti… - … , Technology & Applied …, 2024 - etasr.com
This paper explores the influence of design variations on the electrical and thermal
efficiencies of PV/T (Photovoltaic-Thermal) systems. Utilizing COMSOL Multiphysics, three …