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 …

Considering the growing energy crisis, the need for green-energy alternatives is inevitable.
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …

Solar dryers utilise solar radiation for producing hot air to dry various food and agricultural
products. The limitation of solar dryers is their inability to achieve continuous drying during …

Performances of a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer integrated with paraffin wax
based thermal energy storage have been studied for drying the sliced black turmeric …

The main purpose of this study was to develop and apply an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference
system (ANFIS) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) model for predicting the drying …

Water contained in foods allows the proliferation of microorganisms and the development of
chemical reactions that deteriorate the product. This experimental study is focused on the …

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) was dried using evacuated tube solar dryer with and without
thermal energy storage to investigate the thermal performance of the dryer, drying …

Global demand exists for high‐quality fresh produce. Nevertheless, the quality of fresh
produce is severely impacted by its perishability due to its high moisture content. Therefore …

The drying kinetics of peppermint leaves was studied to determine the best drying method
for them. Two drying methods include hot-air and infrared techniques, were employed …

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 …