Solar dryers as a promising drying technology: a comprehensive review

EH Bani Hani, M Alhuyi Nazari, MEH Assad… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Springer
Dryers are utilized in food industry and agriculture in order to extend the useful lifespan of
corps. Thermal energy is required for water removal in the process of drying which can be …

Thermal performance enhancement of tube-type alternative indirect solar dryer with iron mesh modification

A Sözen, C Şirin, A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, EY Gürbüz - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Clean and sustainable energy generation is a substantial necessity for developing world.
Solar energy is an extensively utilized renewable energy resource and it can be utilized for …

Natural and forced air convection operation in a direct solar dryer assisted by photovoltaic module for drying of green onion

LF Hidalgo, MN Candido, K Nishioka, JT Freire… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to develop a direct solar dryer assisted by photovoltaic module
and evaluate its performance under natural and forced convection experiments. The …

Thermal performance analysis of a quadruple-pass solar air collector assisted pilot-scale greenhouse dryer

AD Tuncer, A Sözen, A Khanlari, A Amini, C Şirin - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air collectors can be utilized in different applications like process air preheaters,
dryers, and fresh air providing in buildings. In addition to solar air collectors, greenhouse …

Prediction of performance, combustion and emission characteristics for a CI engine at varying injection pressures

Ü Ağbulut, M Ayyıldız, S Sarıdemir - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper deals with artificial neural network (ANN) modelling of a diesel engine using
cottonseed methyl-ester (CME) to predict brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), maximum …

Performance analysis of solar and solar-infrared dryer of mint and apple slices using energy-exergy methodology

S Şevik, M Aktaş, EC Dolgun, E Arslan, AD Tuncer - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, double-pass solar air dryer (DPSAD) and infrared assisted double-pass solar
air dryer (DPSAIRD) were designed and tested. The effects of using infrared energy have …

Experimental and numerical analysis of a compact indirect solar dehumidification system

F Afshari, AD Tuncer, A Sözen, E Çiftçi, A Khanlari - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Drying foods and medicinal plants is a process with high energy consumption because high
amount of energy is needed for evaporating the water from the surface of the fresh materials …

Performance analysis of using CuO-Methanol nanofluid in a hybrid system with concentrated air collector and vacuum tube heat pipe

M Kaya, AE Gürel, Ü Ağbulut, İ Ceylan, S Çelik… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted to determine the effects of adding copper oxide (CuO)
with 50 nm diameter into neat methanol (CH 3 OH) on the energetic and exergetic analysis …

A detailed analysis of CPV/T solar air heater system with thermal energy storage: A novel winter season application

I Ceylan, AE Gürel, A Ergün, IHG Ali, Ü Ağbulut… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The interest in solar energy is increasing day by day because it is clean and limitless.
Concentrated photovoltaic and thermal systems (CPV/T) are one of the systems that use in …

Numerical and experimental analysis of longitudinal tubular solar air heaters made from plastic and metal waste materials

A Khanlari, A Sözen, AD Tuncer, F Afshari… - Heat Transfer …, 2021 - dl.begellhouse.com
Recycling and reusing waste materials not only reduces environmental pollution but also
contributes to the reduction of health problems and economic gain. In this study, plastic and …