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 …

Solar drying is one of the most efficient and cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable
technologies to conserve agricultural products in Asian and sub-Saharan African (SSA) …

Uncertain price rise and rapid depletion of fossil fuels accelerated the development of
renewable energy sources in the form of alternative power sources. Solar is an abundant …

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 …

Present article is an overview of available solar drying technologies developed for small
rural agricultural farms emphasizing domestic applications. A huge amount (about 61%) of …

The study was aimed at design and development of an energy efficient solar dryer suitable
for continuous drying operation. In this dryer, water was used as a thermal energy storage …

The design and development of an evacuated tube collector-based solar dryer with heat
pipe for drying of garlic clove were carried out in the present work. For the experimental …

Solar dryers have always been criticized for their lower performances. There are numerous
ways to define the performance of a solar drying system such as thermal performance …

Solar drying is one of the most beneficial and sustainable technologies benevolent to our
society. In this paper, comprehensive review of various designs of natural convective and …

One important problem that is closely related to developing and refining novel drying
techniques is the deterioration of aromatic herbs, fruits, and vegetables during the drying …