Solar dryers for food applications: Concepts, designs, and recent advances
Considering the growing energy crisis, the need for green-energy alternatives is inevitable.
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …
Recent progress on solar cabinet dryers for agricultural products equipped with energy storage using phase change materials
MSB Jahromi, V Kalantar, HS Akhijahani… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …
Solar dryers have a high potential to dry wet samples, especially agricultural products with …
Energy-exergy and enviro-economic survey of solar air heaters with various air channel modifications
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are generally used in different applications because of their simple
structure, low setup cost, and also their higher energy conversion efficiency. In this study, a v …
structure, low setup cost, and also their higher energy conversion efficiency. In this study, a v …
Designs, performance and economic feasibility of domestic solar dryers
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 …
rural agricultural farms emphasizing domestic applications. A huge amount (about 61%) of …
Performance assessment and modeling techniques for domestic solar dryers
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 …
ways to define the performance of a solar drying system such as thermal performance …
Performance evaluation of indirect type domestic hybrid solar dryer for tomato drying: Thermal, embodied, economical and quality analysis
This study evaluated the performance of an indirect type domestic hybrid solar dryer
(ITDHSD) for drying tomato flakes in terms of thermal, environmental, economical, and …
(ITDHSD) for drying tomato flakes in terms of thermal, environmental, economical, and …
Drying uniformity analysis of an indirect solar dryer based on computational fluid dynamics and image processing
Indirect solar dryer is used to dry food products. The dried product quality and the drying air
temperature distribution are inter-related parameters. Therefore, obtaining a suitable air …
temperature distribution are inter-related parameters. Therefore, obtaining a suitable air …
Natural convective greenhouse vermicelli drying: thermo-environ-econo-kinetic analyses
This article presents the performance of a low-cost, simple and sustainable natural
convection greenhouse dryer (NCGHD) for vermicelli drying. Vermicelli samples of diameter …
convection greenhouse dryer (NCGHD) for vermicelli drying. Vermicelli samples of diameter …
Sustainable growth of solar drying technologies: Advancing the use of thermal energy storage for domestic and industrial applications
Modern technology has advanced the development of solar dryers, utilizing solar radiation
to efficiently remove moisture from various materials, including agricultural products, textiles …
to efficiently remove moisture from various materials, including agricultural products, textiles …
A review of solar and solar‐assisted drying of fresh produce: state of the art, drying kinetics, and product qualities
ID Boateng - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
produce is severely impacted by its perishability due to its high moisture content. Therefore …