Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review

MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …

A review of performance improvements in design features of liquid flat-plate solar collector

Y Kumar, M Verma, HK Ghritlahre… - … Journal of Green …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Solar energy is a widely used, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, clean, and carbon-
free renewable energy source that reduces reliance on coal, electricity, and other sources. It …

Role of absorber and glazing in thermal performance improvements of liquid flat plate solar collector: a review

Y Kumar, S Kumar, P Verma - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The requirement for heated water in residential buildings demands a substantial amount of
energy. To accomplish the objective of conserving costly energy, an effective water heating …

Drying kinetics, energy, colour and FTIR spectroscopy analysis on indirect solar dryer with paraffin wax and glass pieces as thermal storage material

T Vignesh, D Selvakumar, S Madhankumar - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This research focuses on developing an innovative Indirect Solar Dryer (ISD) incorporating
paraffin wax and glass pieces as Thermal Storage Material (TSM) within the solar collector …

Experimental assessment of a new prototype solar dryer integrated with a photovoltaic system

M Salhi, D Chaatouf, A Bria, S Amraqui… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
An indirect solar dryer is a system designed mainly to dry food and crops using solar energy.
Unlike direct solar dryers, where products are directly exposed to solar radiation, indirect …

Investigation of a novel mixed-mode solar dryer using north wall reflector: An experimental study

S Kumar, HK Ghritlahre, S Agrawal, S Shekhar - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present work, a passive solar dryer with mixed-mode operation and a north wall
reflector inside the drying chamber has been developed and tested for drying tomato slices …

Performance analysis of natural and forced convection mixed mode UV tent house solar dryer for potato drying

S Kumar, N Dewangan, G Verma… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A solar dryer that uses solar radiation and a mixed mode of operation was
installed. The dryer includes a flat plate collector with 1.12 m2 area covered by 5.0 mm …

An experimental investigation of mixed-mode tent house solar dryer using ultraviolet sheet for drying potato slices

N Dewangan, G Verma, HK Ghritlahre… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A mixed mode forced convection (FC) ultraviolet (UV) tent house solar dryer
was developed for drying potato slices. The solar dryer had a flat plate solar collector, an …

Performance investigation of newly developed novel hemispherical solar dryer for sustainable food preservation: Comparative analysis with traditional methods

YD Kokate, PR Baviskar, SD Suryawanshi - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To preserve the world's food resources, drying agricultural products is crucial for prolonging
their shelf life. A novel concept of 1.5 m hemispherical solar dryer surmounts the limitations …

Investigation on the effect of operation of solar dryer technology according to the drying characteristic of dried product

RA Rahman, S Sulistyo, MSKTS Utomo… - EUREKA: Physics …, 2024 - journal.eu-jr.eu
The application of solar dryer through greenhouse (GH) model as drying method for crops-
based product is extremely important in industrial scale agriculture, especially in developed …