A review of solar air flat plate collector for drying application

A Fudholi, K Sopian - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the fundamental mechanisms and descriptions of solar collectors,
which are indispensable components of solar dryers. Then, analysis methods typically used …

[HTML][HTML] Exergy analysis on solar thermal systems: a better understanding of their sustainability

SA Kalogirou, S Karellas, V Badescu, K Braimakis - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of exergy analysis of solar thermal systems. It includes both
various types of solar collectors and various applications of solar thermal systems. As solar …

Energy and exergy analysis of a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system used in solar dryer: A numerical and experimental investigation

E Çiftçi, A Khanlari, A Sözen, İ Aytaç, AD Tuncer - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors can be applied in order to concurrently generation of
electrical and thermal energy. In the present study, a vertical hybrid PVT solar dryer has …

Efficiencies and improvement potential of building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) system

A Ibrahim, A Fudholi, K Sopian, MY Othman… - Energy conversion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) system has been designed to produce both
electricity and hot water and later integrated to building. The hot water is produced at the …

Performance analysis of solar drying system for red chili

A Fudholi, K Sopian, MH Yazdi, MH Ruslan… - Solar Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with performance analysis of solar drying system for red chili. Red
chili was dried to final moisture content of 10% wb from 80% wb in 33 h using this system. In …

Energy-exergy and enviro-economic survey of solar air heaters with various air channel modifications

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, A Sözen, EY Gürbüz, C Şirin… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Energy and exergy analysis of a natural convection solar greenhouse drier with insulated opaque walls for drying aromatic yellow pepper

O Anuma, MC Ndukwu, G Usoh, EO Sam, G Akpan… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermodynamic analysis of a simple natural convection solar greenhouse drier with
insulated opaque walls has been proposed for drying aromatic yellow pepper. The aim is to …

Exergy and sustainability index of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) air collector: A theoretical and experimental study

A Fudholi, M Zohri, NSB Rukman, NS Nazri… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the exergy and sustainability index of solar thermal systems.
The review includes exergy analyses of solar collectors, solar drying systems and …

Multi-objective design optimization of solar air heater for food drying based on energy, exergy and improvement potential

A Benhamza, A Boubekri, A Atia, H El Ferouali… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are commonly utilized in different applications due to their simple
structure and low setup cost. Optimizing operating parameters of the SAH is highly linked to …

Energy and exergy analyses of photovoltaic thermal collector with∇-groove

A Fudholi, M Zohri, GL **, A Ibrahim, CH Yen… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Steady-state energy analysis was performed on a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector
with∇-groove. Energy balance equation was obtained using the analytical and the matrix …