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 …

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 …

Abstract aiming to improve the thermal performance of a direct solar dryer, a new technique
of heat supply was proposed and investigated using a double level tubular heat exchanger …

BACKGROUND The economic value of many fruit and vegetables is often linked to the
ability to preserve such natural products. In the case of tomatoes, the manufacture of 1 kg of …

Solar dryers have proven to be one of the best environmentally friendly approaches for
drying purpose of medicinal plants and agricultural crops. Use of solar radiations in drying …

Solar drying has been identified as a promising alternative to sun drying for drying of fruit
and vegetables in developing countries because of its minimal operational cost in terms of …

Cette thèse vise à étudier, expérimentalement et par modélisation, le séchage solaire de
deux agro-produits à fort impact national, à forte perte saisonnière et à haute valeur …