Energy resources and their utilization intimately relate to sustainable development. In
attaining sustainable development, increasing the energy efficiencies of processes utilizing …

This paper presents a review of the exergy and sustainability index of solar thermal systems.
The review includes exergy analyses of solar collectors, solar drying systems and …

The energy, exergy and economic analysis of indirect type solar dryer (ITSD) was performed
while drying green chilli under forced and natural convection. Fans powered by PV panels …

This study aimed at investigating the energy output, thermal output, drying efficiency and
specific energy in various drying methods for drying of chamomile. These methods included …

This study is concerned with performance analysis of solar drying system for red chili. Red
chili was dried to final moisture content of 10% wb from 80% wb in 33 h using this system. In …

In recent years, growing attention has been given to exergy analysis of drying processes
and systems and optimization of drying processes using exergy concept. This research …

Energy consumption for drying of mushroom slices was evaluated using various drying
methods including hot air, microwave, vacuum, infrared, microwave-vacuum and hot air …

Solar drying systems (SDSs) are environment friendly and enhance energy conservation.
Such systems are a promising application of solar energy systems. SDS is an effective …

Recently, the interest in olive leaves has increased due to its high phenolic content. Olive
leaves have a high potential for industrial exploitation in the food industry and drying is the …

This paper is concerned with the energy and exergy analyses of the thin layer drying
process of mulberry via forced solar dryer. Using the first law of thermodynamics, energy …