Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most widely used spice cum medicinal herbs. The
high initial moisture content of the freshly harvested ginger (85–90% wet basis) makes it …

An innovative and compact mixed-mode vertical solar dryer (MVSD) with a circular solar
collector is developed and tested for ginger slices drying under partial and fully loaded …

The depletion of conventional energy resources has created a bunyanesque energy
problem in the current world order. In this article, the byzantine issues of optimisation ie …

Abstract Machine learning models effectively forecast and improve engineering systems as
solar dryers, making them valuable replacements for traditional physics-based models. Also …

Solar drying, an eco-friendly and sustainable approach harnesses solar radiations to
remove moisture from a drying commodity, thereby preventing its spoilage and extending …

This article is a comparison of the date fruits drying performance of two most simple and
common type of solar dryers. A simple even span type forced convection greenhouse dryer …

In the present work, experimental studies of drying Krishna tulsi leaves in an in-house
fabricated evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC) connected with an indirect solar dryer are …

This study presents an innovative approach to enhancing the drying process of kiwifruit
(Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev.) by integrating a phase change material (PCM) into a flat-plate …

This work reviews various engineering factors influencing the efficiency of greenhouse solar
dryers, focusing on drying load/volume ratio, ventilation, circulation mode, roof shape …

The solar biomass hybrid drying system offers a distinct advantage by synergizing two
renewable energy sources. This provides a resilient and eco-friendly thermal energy input …