[HTML][HTML] Natural energy materials and storage systems for solar dryers: State of the art

BV Suresh, Y Shireesha, TS Kishore, G Dwivedi… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inappropriate food conservation practices along with insufficient and inefficient storage
systems are often responsible for the deterioration in food quality of agricultural products …

A comprehensive review of advanced hybrid technologies that improvement the performance of solar dryers: Photovoltaic/thermal panels, solar collectors, energy …

A Khalil, AM Khaira, RH Abu-Shanab, M Abdelgaied - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar dryers are a well-known technology was utilize to dry various agricultural and food
products. There are some limitations to the use of open sun drying but these limitations can …

Sustainability and 4E analysis of novel solar photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer under forced and natural convection drying

A Gupta, B Das, A Biswas, JD Mondol - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Develo** a sustainable photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar drying system is essential to
maintain zero carbon emission in the drying process. This work represents the drying of star …

Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review

RK Saini, DK Saini, R Gupta, P Verma, R Thakur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar dryers are cutting-edge equipment that uses solar energy to remove moisture from
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …

Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review

MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …

Performance evaluation of natural and forced convection indirect type solar dryers during drying ivy gourd: An experimental study

MC Gilago, VP Chandramohan - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance investigation of natural and forced convection indirect type solar dryers
was performed by drying ivy gourd. The natural convection setup was modified by fitting a …

Solar drying systems for Domestic/Industrial Purposes: A State-of-Art review on topical progress and feasibility assessments

V Goel, A Dwivedi, KS Mehra, SK Pathak, VV Tyagi… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this era of commercialization, energy scarcity and food security are two of the major global
challenges owing to the continuously growing population. The significant post-harvest food …

Analysis of an infrared-assisted triple-flow prototype solar drying system with nano-embedded absorber coating: an experimental and numerical study

A Khanlari, AD Tuncer - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the impact of combined usage of infrared heater and nano-improved absorber
coating in the triple-flow solar dryer (TFSD) has been analyzed. In the first stage of the study …

A comprehensive review of hybrid solar dryers integrated with auxiliary energy and units for agricultural products

D Kong, Y Wang, M Li, J Liang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy as a clean and abundant energy source has been widely utilized in the drying
domain. Much research has focused on the drying system driven by solar energy to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in solar greenhouse dryers for crop drying

YA Demissie, RE Abreham, HM Wassie, MZ Getie - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Current developments in solar greenhouse dryers for drying agricultural crops are presented
in this paper, with an emphasis on design improvements and thermal performance …