C Dutta, DK Yadav, VK Arora, S Malakar - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) was dried using evacuated tube solar dryer with and without thermal energy storage to investigate the thermal performance of the dryer, drying …
A low cost and user friendly solar tunnel dryer was fabricated for drying of indigenous agro products. Experimental investigation and drying kinetics of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in a …
This study focuses on energy and drying kinetic analyses of Curcuma zedoaria (white turmeric) dried in mixed and indirect active parallel flow solar dryers. Dryer efficiency …
The present work focuses on drying of Garcinia pedunculata in an efficiently developed free convection corrugated solar dryer (FCCSD) and conventional open sun. The experimental …
Drying of turmeric was carried out in a solar conduction dryer (SCD). Drying air temperature was achieved around 39–51° C for an ambient temperature in the range of 25–28° C …
An indirect-mode forced convection solar dryer was designed and fabricated. The thermal performance of the solar dryer under Tanta (latitude, 30° 47′ N and longitude, 31° E) …
The present study evaluates the effects of hot air drying (HAD) and direct solar drying (DSD) on drying kinetics and properties of turmeric. Obtained results unveiled higher effective …
Drying is a common practice for delaying deterioration, preserving quality, and easier prolonged storage of agricultural products. According to the climatic and geographical …
EK Akpinar - Energy conversion and management, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study was investigated the thin-layer drying characteristics in solar dryer with forced convection and under open sun with natural convection of mint leaves, and, performed …