The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

In the present work, double-pass indirect solar dryer (DPISD) and double-pass indirect solar
dryer with mesh absorber modification (DPISDMA) have been designed, analyzed …

The high initial moisture content of freshly harvested rice accompanied by high relative
humidity ambient air as well as no external heating source utilized for on-farm in-bin drying …

Drying is an essential process, which requires significant energy consumption. It is applied
in the conservation or transformation of medicinal plants. These biological products are …

The introduction of mechanized agricultural practices after the Second World War and the
use of productive hybrids led to a gradual disappearance of local maize varieties. However …

Desiccants are important in the drying of temperature-sensitive grains such as seeds for
planting. Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have previously been identified for possible …

Highlights The SAP fabric adsorbed up to 1.05 times its dry weight, at room temperature SAP
fabric had up to three times more adsorption capacity compared with silica gel. SAP fabric …

Los equipos de secado normalmente son diseñados con correlaciones empíricas que no
dan cuenta de todos los fenómenos de transporte asociados con el secado, por lo cual el …

Colombia se caracteriza por ser un país agrícola, productor de gran variedad de frutas y
hortalizas plantas medicinales y recientemente productos nutraceúticos como la espirulina …

A hybrid solar desiccant dryer (HSDD) was designed, developed and optimized with the aim
of preconditioning the air for maize grain drying. The effect of four solar collector …