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 …

In this study, energy and exergy analysis (EEA) was performed during drying of okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus) in an indirect solar dryer (ISD) under forced and natural …

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 …

This study investigates the efficacy of a novel Phase Change Material Solar Dryer (PCMSD)
using paraffin wax, stearic acid, and acetamide for drying tomatoes, comparing results with …

The energy, exergy and economic analysis of indirect type solar dryer (ITSD) was performed
while drying green chilli under forced and natural convection. Fans powered by PV panels …

An effective method to increase the heat transfer rate of fluid flowing in a solar air heater duct
(SAHD) is to apply artificial roughness geometry over the absorber plate. The heat …

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 …

This article presents a novel active-mode indirect solar dryer consisting of highly efficiency
through-flow evacuated tube collector for air heating. A DC fan powered with solar …

The application of solar energy in food drying is a well-known technology. Open sun drying
has some limitations but these limitations can be overcome in solar dryers. Thermal energy …