Experimental investigations on unglazed photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system using water and nanofluid cooling medium

GS Menon, S Murali, J Elias, DSA Delfiya, PV Alfiya… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrical and thermal performance of an unglazed photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system
integrated with a serpentine coil configured sheet and tube thermal absorber setup was …

Current status and prospect of integrating solar air heating systems for drying in various sectors and industries

A Lingayat, R Zachariah, A Modi - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents the current status of solar air heating systems in various sectors and
industries and its prospect of integration with existing drying methods. Most of published …

Performance evaluation of PV powered solar tunnel dryer integrated with a mobile alert system for shrimp drying

S Murali, PV Alfiya, DSA Delfiya, S Harikrishnan… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The study was aimed at evaluating the drying characteristics, modelling of drying behaviour,
and performance of PV powered walk-in-type semi-cylindrical forced convection solar tunnel …

Development of sensible heat storage based solar hybrid dryer with evacuated tube collector and biomass gasifier for shrimp drying

S Murali, DSA Delfiya, PV Alfiya, MP Samuel, G Ninan - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The work was aimed at developing an energy-efficient solar hybrid dryer with a biomass-
based gasifier heat backup suitable for drying shrimps even during off-sunshine hours. In …

Solar hybrid drying system for marine applications–A comprehensive review

S Murali, PV Alfiya, DSA Delfiya… - Journal of Aquatic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
At present, the fisheries sector's contribution to the world as a source of nutrients and wealth
is highly significant. Fisherfolks harvest marine products like fish, prawns, and squid in a …

Quality evaluation of solar and microwave dried shrimps–A comparative study on renewable and dielectric heating methods

PV Alfiya, GK Rajesh, S Murali, DSA Delfiya… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The study investigated the quality of shrimp dried under solar and microwave drying
conditions. Microwave drying shortened the drying times to 58.3% as compared to solar …

Experimental investigations on drying kinetics, modeling and quality analysis of small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) dried in solar-biomass hybrid dryer

R Shreelavaniya, S Kamaraj, S Subramanian… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
An indirect active solar-biomass hybrid dryer (SBHD) has been developed to study the
drying kinetics, mathematical modeling, and quality of dried small cardamom. The …

Kinetics, modelling and evaluation of Bombay duck (Harpodon nehereus) dried in solar-LPG hybrid dryer

PV Alfiya, S Murali, DSA Delfiya, KR Sreelakshmi… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigated the kinetics, modelling and quality of Bombay duck (Harpodon
nehereus) dried in the solar-LPG hybrid dryer. The moisture content of the Bombay duck …

Hot air‐assisted continuous infrared dryer for anchovy fish drying

DS Aniesrani Delfiya, R Sneha… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study was performed to assess the application of a hot air‐assisted continuous infrared
dryer for anchovy drying and to examine the drying characteristics of small‐and large‐sized …

Comparison of clam drying in solar, solar-hybrid, and infrared dryer: Drying characteristics, quality aspects, and techno-economic analysis

DSA Delfiya, L Mathai, S Murali, KC Neethu, AR Nair… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study describes clam drying using various dryers (Open sun, solar tunnel dryer, solar-
LPG dryer, infrared dryer). The parameters like moisture content of clam after drying, drying …