[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in indirect solar dryer performance and the associated thermal energy storage.

GD Shekata, GS Tibba, AT Baheta - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Drying is a fundamental process for preserving agricultural products, involving heat and
mass exchanges. As a sustainable selection, researchers are focusing on solar dryers to …

Oil sludge fuel mixtures with additives of fossil and biomass origin: energy and operational parameters

K Vershinina, V Dorokhov, D Romanov, P Strizhak - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Oil sludge combustion is a promising approach, suitable even for the recovery of heavy
deposits. However, it comes with several technological limitations, in particular, high …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and techno-economic analysis of solar-assisted heat pump drying of biomass

T Thomasson, J Raitila, E Tsupari - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Drying enhances the attributes of biomass, such as storability and heating value. In regions
with low solar radiation, solar drying has demonstrated limited economic viability. Hybrid …

Solar drying of timber in Harbin, China

X Chi, C Wu, Y Liu, Z Zhu, X Song, Z Ren… - Wood Science and …, 2024 - Springer
The variation in seasonal conditions causes an impact on the wood–water relations and
dimensional stability like shrinkage and swelling with solar drying technology, leading to …

Evaluating the efficacy of coconut oil as thermal storage media for enhancing solar drying performance of wood fuels

B Kumar, AK Raj, G Szepesi, Z Szamosi - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate storage, transportation, and utilization of wood-based fuels, including
woodchips, pellets, and sawdust, in the energy production process, depends on their …

[PDF][PDF] DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPTIMIZATION OF SOLAR DRYER FOR WOOD FUELS

B Kumar - 2024 - 193.6.1.94
I am writing this recommendation for Mr. Baibhaw Kumar, a devoted Ph. D. student under my
supervision since 2019, with tremendous joy and a deep sense of professional pride …