Role of hybrid-nanofluid in heat transfer enhancement–A review

M Muneeshwaran, G Srinivasan, P Muthukumar… - … Communications in Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
The promising thermophysical properties of mono nanofluids show great potential in various
heat transfer applications. The properties of mono nanofluids can be tailored by varying the …

Recent developments in solar drying technology of food and agricultural products: A review

HS El-Mesery, AI El-Seesy, Z Hu, Y Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential of climate-resilient energy practices depends on the integration of sustainable
energy with energy storage, such as solar energy. Solar energy offers desirable thermal …

Energy, exergy, and techno-economic performance analyses of solar dryers for agro products: A comprehensive review

A Ahmadi, B Das, MA Ehyaei, F Esmaeilion… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to continuous growth in population and sharp increase in energy and food demand,
research on alternative energy sources independent of fossil fuels has increased over the …

Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review

RK Saini, DK Saini, R Gupta, P Verma, R Thakur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar dryers are cutting-edge equipment that uses solar energy to remove moisture from
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …

A review of industrial food processing using solar dryers with heat storage systems

JP Ekka, D Kumar - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current scenario of food scarcity, most developing countries are facing the issue of
food losses due to improper post-harvesting process, which accounts for about 50% of fruits …

Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and exergo-environmental analyses of a large scale solar dryer with PCM energy storage medium

H Atalay, E Cankurtaran - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, performance, exergoeconomic and exergo-environmental assessments of a
large scale solar dryer with energy storage medium were presented. The usability of the …

Energy, exergy and environmental impact analysis on the novel indirect solar dryer with fins inserted phase change material

S Madhankumar, K Viswanathan, W Wu - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a widely used green energy resource that is used for drying processes.
Through this assessment, the performance of an Indirect Solar Dryer (ISD) with three …

A novel thermal energy storage integrated evacuated tube heat pipe solar dryer for agricultural products: Performance and economic evaluation

A Abi Mathew, V Thangavel - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the design, development, and performance analysis of novel thermal energy
storage integrated evacuated tube heat pipe solar dryer was investigated. A new common …

Recent progress on solar cabinet dryers for agricultural products equipped with energy storage using phase change materials

MSB Jahromi, V Kalantar, HS Akhijahani… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy can be used directly and indirectly in thermal processes such as solar dryers.
Solar dryers have a high potential to dry wet samples, especially agricultural products with …

Solar drying Technologies: A review and future research directions with a focus on agroindustrial applications in medium and large scale

NM Ortiz-Rodríguez, M Condorí, G Durán… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The food industry accounts for approximately 30% of global energy consumption. In
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …