Agriculture is the main occupation of the majority of people in India. The majority of the
population in India is dependent (directly or indirectly) on agriculture as an occupation. The …

India is one of the highly developing countries in the world and it has the second-largest
agricultural source of income, which covers 61% of the entire income of the country. The …

In this research work, the thermal performance of an evacuated tube solar dryer (ETSD) was
investigated at no-load and with load of beetroot slices for drying. The experiments were …

In the present scenario, food security is one of the major concerns in the Indian context;
engendered due to increased population and other associated anthropological activities …

In all reported work, the constant specific heat capacity of the drying product was presumed
for the thermal modeling of the drying system, although this is not the case. This paper …

In this study, a direct expansion heat pump assisted solar drying system was proposed and
applied for drying Lentinus edodes. The operation modes of this system were divided into …

The traditional approach of open-sun drying is facing contemporary challenges arising from
the widespread adoption of energy-intensive methods and the quality of drying. In response …

This research study presents the development of a digital twin model using artificial neural
networks and global sensitivity analysis to estimate different exergy sustainability indicators …

In this investigation, we assessed the efficacy of an indirect‐type solar drying system that
utilized skewers and rack arrangements, comparing it to a conventional drying cabinet …

Pretreatment of fruits normally increases moisture loss and reduces the overall drying
period. The combination of pretreatments and drying assures the least color difference …