Solar dryers utilise solar radiation for producing hot air to dry various food and agricultural
products. The limitation of solar dryers is their inability to achieve continuous drying during …

In this paper, a review on solar drying is presented. The review comprises the main
components, classifications and affecting parameters. Advantages, disadvantages and …

The aim of this study is to present a new hybrid solar-biomass dryer and carry out thermal
analysis based on energy and exergo-sustainability analysis considering all the available …

The objective of the research is to present, the numerical simulation modelling of cocoa
bean dryer in natural, forced and combined forced and natural convection to predict their …

Improving the energy efficiency of the drying industry is considered as one of the most
efficient and promising ways for reducing carbon emissions from the industrial sector. In this …

The objective of this paper is to model a natural convection mix-mode solar dryer
(NCMMSD) for drying agricultural products in an environment with short sunshine duration …

The aim of this work is to develop a numerical model for investigating the performance of an
indirect hybrid solar dryer of wood using TRNSYS software. A solar compound parabolic …

Wood drying is an unavoidable step to bring to the market products with higher added value.
Achieving drying under certain economic conditions requires calculating the drying cost with …

In this paper, the energy performance and economic feasibility of conventional wood dryer
systems integrated with a heat recovery unit and solar air heaters are numerically …

The results of the thermal performance of the photovoltaic-ventilated mixed-mode
greenhouse solar dryer have been investigated. A mixed-mode greenhouse solar dryer with …