In this work, an updated review of solar wood drying is presented. Experimental
investigations, numerical studies and recent patents on the solar wood drying process were …

Fuel quality is an important measure to assess as conventional fuel resources have been
depleted at an alarming rate over recent years. For centuries, wood-based biofuels have …

Food materials with high moisture content were prone to occur drying shrinkage-deformation
during dying process. In-depth understanding of drying shrinkage-deformation mechanism …

In this paper, the energy performance and economic feasibility of conventional wood dryer
systems integrated with a heat recovery unit and solar air heaters are numerically …

Convective drying of textiles is a multi-physical problem coupled with fluid flow, heat, and
mass transfer, and is directly affected by the form of air supply. In this study, a coupled heat …

The main objective of this paper is to develop a computational model and to simulate the
drying of timber with a solar dryer. Two sets of equations have been established: one for the …

Kiln drying of rubberwood lumbers is a complex transport phenomenon for realistic
modeling and simulation. To decouple this complexity, researchers usually divide their …

The wood drying process consumes a great deal of energy with pollutants carrying bi-
products. To preserve tropical and temperate forests and protect the environment, it is …

This paper presents a numerical investigation of an indirect solar dryer for wood, using an
absorber placed directly behind the transparent cover on the top of the dryer with a layer of …

In order to better predict the hygrothermal behavior of porous building envelopes, it is
essential to develop reliable mathematical models which accurately capture the coupled …