Solar dryers for food applications: Concepts, designs, and recent advances

Y Mohana, R Mohanapriya, T Anukiruthika, KS Yoha… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Considering the growing energy crisis, the need for green-energy alternatives is inevitable.
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …

Energy, exergy, and techno-economic performance analyses of solar dryers for agro products: A comprehensive review

A Ahmadi, B Das, MA Ehyaei, F Esmaeilion… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to continuous growth in population and sharp increase in energy and food demand,
research on alternative energy sources independent of fossil fuels has increased over the …

Convective heat transport and entropy generation in butterfly-shaped magneto-nanofluidic systems with bottom heating and top cooling

A Halder, A Bhattacharya, N Biswas… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to carry out a comprehensive analysis of magneto-
hydrodynamics (MHD), nanofluidic flow dynamics and heat transfer as well as …

Investigation on indirect solar dryer for drying sliced potatoes using phase change materials (PCM)

N Vigneshkumar, M Venkatasudhahar… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar dryers are playing a pivotal role in the food industries for preserving edible items
such as grains, vegetables, fish, etc., through the removal of moisture content from them …

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 …

Natural and forced air convection operation in a direct solar dryer assisted by photovoltaic module for drying of green onion

LF Hidalgo, MN Candido, K Nishioka, JT Freire… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to develop a direct solar dryer assisted by photovoltaic module
and evaluate its performance under natural and forced convection experiments. The …

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 …

Sustainable solar drying: Recent advances in materials, innovative designs, mathematical modeling, and energy storage solutions

S Pandey, A Kumar, A Sharma - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar drying technologies has gained increasing importance in the context
of sustainable and energy-efficient processes. This exploration delves into current trends in …

Designs, performance and economic feasibility of domestic solar dryers

Shimpy, M Kumar, A Kumar - Food Engineering Reviews, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Drying of tomatoes and tomato processing waste: a critical review of the quality aspects

NS Bhatkar, SS Shirkole, AS Mujumdar… - Drying …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Tomatoes are a valuable highly perishable agricultural product that are dried on a large
scale for extending shelf life. The drying of both tomatoes and tomato processing waste can …