[HTML][HTML] Progressive review of solar drying studies of agricultural products with exergoeconomics and econo-market participation aspect

MC Ndukwu, M Ibeh, BB Okon, G Akpan… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
An analysis of review articles on solar drying of agricultural products is presented. The
review also discusses detailed economic evaluation methods and market participation …

Energy and exergy analysis of a natural convection solar greenhouse drier with insulated opaque walls for drying aromatic yellow pepper

O Anuma, MC Ndukwu, G Usoh, EO Sam, G Akpan… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermodynamic analysis of a simple natural convection solar greenhouse drier with
insulated opaque walls has been proposed for drying aromatic yellow pepper. The aim is to …

Effect of filling height of metal foam on improving energy storage for a thermal storage tank

Y Li, Z Niu, X Gao, J Guo, X Yang, YL He - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat storage eliminates the imbalance of supply and demand for renewable energies. Metal
foam holds phase change materials (PCMs) inside the porous network through both …

Assessment of a beeswax-packed domestic solar dryer for sustainable bitter gourd drying: An experimental study

M Kumar, A Kumar - Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar dryers present a clean and affordable solution to food wastage which is one of the
biggest concerns of the world. The highest contribution of domestic sector to the global food …

Drying kinetics and thermo-economic analysis of drying hot water blanched ginger rhizomes in a hybrid composite solar dryer with heat exchanger

MC Ndukwu, EB Augustine, E Ugwu, MI Ibeh, I Ekop… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This research aimed to examine the need of adding hot water blanching pre-treatment on
the drying of ginger rhizomes using a hybrid solar-dryer with paraffin liquid as thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Modification approach of Northern Wall to improve the performance of solar greenhouse dryers: A review

MC Ndukwu, A Leonard, A Godwin, MF Umunna… - Green Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally interest is shifting toward green energy due to its environmental appeal. Therefore,
to promote energy and environmental conservation in drying, several solar dryers has been …

Mathematical modeling and performance evaluations of a wood drying process using photovoltaic thermal and double-pass solar air collectors

S Chtioui, A Khouya - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This research conducts a novel and complete 4E assessments and introduces an innovative
method for examining solar wood drying systems. The software TRNSYS and MATLAB …

Development of FE modeling for hybrid greenhouse dryer for potato chips drying

L Kumar, O Prakash - Journal of Food Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this communication, a combination of heat and mass transfer model was developed using
finite element (FE) model to explain the drying performance of the hybrid greenhouse dryer …

Analysis of drying kinetics and energy consumption of brine pretreated freshwater prawn fillets

GE Akpan, OA Aregbesola… - Journal of Food Process …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the effect of various process factors on the drying of fresh water filleted
prawns (Macrobrachium felicinum). The aim was to obtain data utilizing experimental and …

The energy, emissions, and drying kinetics of three-stage solar, microwave and desiccant absorption drying of potato slices

M Usama, Z Ali, MC Ndukwu, R Sathyamurthy - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a three-stage solar dryer using solar convection, convection-microwave, and
solar desiccant absorption-assisted convection drying was developed and evaluated. This …