Review on greenhouse microclimate and application: Design parameters, thermal modeling and simulation, climate controlling technologies

N Choab, A Allouhi, A El Maakoul, T Kousksou… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides an updated literature review about greenhouse systems and helps to
identify the most preferable characteristics of a greenhouse for diverse climates and …

An investigation on solar drying: A review with economic and environmental assessment

H El Hage, A Herez, M Ramadan, H Bazzi, M Khaled - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a review on solar drying is presented. The review comprises the main
components, classifications and affecting parameters. Advantages, disadvantages and …

Importance of integrated CFD and product quality modeling of solar dryers for fruits and vegetables: A review

E Getahun, MA Delele, N Gabbiye, SW Fanta… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Improper handling of fruits and vegetables causes a significant postharvest loss. Among the
postharvest preservation mechanisms, solar dryers are reported as sustainable and suitable …

Thermo-enviroeconomic assessment of a solar dryer of two various commodities

SW Sharshir, A Joseph, MM Elsayad, MH Hamed… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The energy, environmental, and health issues necessitate the development of renewable
energy-based food processing, especially solar drying. However, the low efficiency and high …

A comprehensive review of solar dryers incorporated with phase change materials for enhanced drying efficiency

AAA Abueluor, MT Amin, MA Abuelnour… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shifting from fossil oil-generated electrical power to green energy has been a topic of
greatest interest due to its huge negative impact on the environment and human well-being …

A review on solar drying devices: Heat transfer, air movement and type of chambers

L Fernandes, PB Tavares - Solar, 2024 - mdpi.com
Food waste is one of the biggest challenges we are facing nowadays. According to the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food …

PVT air collector integrated greenhouse dryers

S Tiwari, S Agrawal, GN Tiwari - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of cleaner and renewable energy sources are necessary so that fossil fuel
dependency and global warming can be reduced. Present communication is an attempt to …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the performance of a greenhouse drying system by using triple-flow solar air collector with nano-enhanced absorber coating

F Selimefendigil, C Şirin, K Ghachem, L Kolsi… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, the impacts of utilizing nano-embedded absorber coating in an auxiliary
heater of a greenhouse drying system on the thermal and drying performances have been …

Energy and exergy analysis of a mixed-mode greenhouse-type solar dryer, integrated with partially covered N-PVT air collector

S Tiwari, GN Tiwari - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present communication, a hybrid mixed mode greenhouse solar dryer, integrated with
partially covered number of photovoltaic thermal (N-PVT) solar air collectors has been …