A comprehensive review of hybrid solar dryers integrated with auxiliary energy and units for agricultural products

D Kong, Y Wang, M Li, J Liang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy as a clean and abundant energy source has been widely utilized in the drying
domain. Much research has focused on the drying system driven by solar energy to improve …

Experimental and numerical analysis of a grooved hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar drying system

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, F Afshari, A Sözen… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems are sustainable applications that allows to produce
thermal and electrical energies simultaneously. In this work, a sustainable solar drying …

Experimental investigation of drying neem (Azadirachta indica) in an evacuated tube solar dryer: performance, drying kinetics and characterization

TSSB Rao, S Murugan - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this experimental study, the performance of an evacuated U-tube solar collector (ETSC)
combined with an indirect solar dryer is investigated, and the obtained results are compared …

Energy and exergy based performance evaluation of an innovative PV-assisted solar dryer with and without modified absorber

A Gupta, PP Borah, B Das, JD Mondal - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of clean and sustainable energy technologies is necessary to fulfill the
world's growing energy demand. Food preservation must consider the usage of PV-assisted …

Environmental and economic assessment of single-slope solar greenhouse dryer for ginger and turmeric drying in north-eastern region of India

S Borkakoti, B Das, A Gupta - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present work environmental and economic assessment of a single-slope solar
greenhouse dryer (GHD) for drying ginger and turmeric have been attempted under the …

A review of drying technology in tea sector of industrial, non-conventional and renewable energy based drying systems

KR Kumar, K Dashora, S Kumar, S Dharmaraja… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drying is an important process in the tea processing industry. Drying arrests enzymatic
reactions to produce a stable product with increased shelf life. Development of the quality …

[HTML][HTML] Design, realization and comparison of three passive solar dryers. Orange drying application for the Rabat site (Morocco)

H Krabch, R Tadili, A Idrissi - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This research carried out on drying kinetics and quality of dried orange slices in three
indirect solar dryers with natural convection, to compare the thermal performance of solar …

Experimental study of a solar air heater with modified absorber plate through square obstacles with threaded pin fins

PP Borah, KK Pathak, A Gupta, S Roy, B Das - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present experimental study, a flat absorber plate of a solar air heater (SAH) is
modified through square obstacles with threaded pin fins to rate the performance of the SAH …