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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in indirect solar dryer performance and the associated thermal energy storage.

GD Shekata, GS Tibba, AT Baheta - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Drying is a fundamental process for preserving agricultural products, involving heat and
mass exchanges. As a sustainable selection, researchers are focusing on solar dryers to …

Investigation of exergy-energy and environ-economic performance parameters of active indirect solar dryer for pineapple drying without and with energy storage unit

MC Gilago, VR Mugi, VP Chandramohan - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The quality, quantity and availability of energy, the environmental impact, and the economic
importance (4E) of a forced convection indirect solar dryer without (setup-1) and with thermal …

Low-cost solar concentrating collector-receiver system as an effective enabler for clean cooking and heating in urban areas

AA Sagade, A Mawire, R Palma-Behnke, NA Sagade - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work reports a dual-purpose solar concentrating cooker's design and thermal
performance. The uniqueness of the proposed system is the simultaneous dual-mode …

Comprehensive review on ideas, designs and current techniques in solar dryer for food applications

R Naveenkumar, M Ravichandran, R Harish… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Due to the expansion of residents, the consumption of non-renewable energy increased
enormously, thus indirectly increasing pollution and affecting the surroundings. To reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical study of tomatoes drying kinetics using solar dryer equipped with PVT air collector

M Fterich, MI Elamy, E Touti, H Bentaher - Engineering Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aims to develop a 3D numerical simulation that describes fresh tomatoes'
heat-and mass-transfer characteristics using software COMSOL Multiphysics. Besides, a …

Simulation of mixed-mode solar dryer with vertical air distribution channel

ST Sileshi, AA Hassen, KD Adem - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Final quality of product in drying process significantly depends on the flow behavior of drying
air. The main drawback of conventional solar dryers is the non-uniformity of air flow inside …

Performance evaluation of an indirect-mode forced convection solar dryer equipped with a PV/T air collector for drying tomato slices

H Chouikhi, BMA Amer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes an indirect-mode forced convection solar dryer equipped with a PV/T
air collector. The PV/T air collector generates both heated air and electrical energy, which …

Experimental investigation and drying kinetics of mixed type solar dryer with thermal energy storage material for drying of apple slices

D Singh, S Mishra, R Shankar - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current study covers drying of 500 g of apple slices of uniform thickness by forced
convection mixed solar drying unit integrated with paraffin wax and natural sand as energy …

Cleaner production of geopolymer bricks using Solar-LPG hybrid dryer

P Partheeban, V Jegadeesan, S Manimuthu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bricks are a common building material produced in various methods by harnessing energy.
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is an urgent demand for …