Drying kinetics and quality analysis of black turmeric (Curcuma caesia) drying in a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer integrated with thermal energy storage

DVN Lakshmi, P Muthukumar, A Layek, PK Nayak - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Performances of a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer integrated with paraffin wax
based thermal energy storage have been studied for drying the sliced black turmeric …

Drying characteristics and quality analysis of pre-treated turmeric (Curcuma longa) using evacuated tube solar dryer with and without thermal energy storage

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 …

Thin layer drying kinetics and exergy analysis of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in a mixed mode forced convection solar tunnel dryer

AK Karthikeyan, S Murugavelh - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Performance comparison of mixed mode and indirect mode parallel flow forced convection solar driers for drying Curcuma zedoaria

DVN Lakshmi, P Muthukumar, JP Ekka… - Journal of Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Thermal performance studies for drying of Garcinia pedunculata in a free convection corrugated type of solar dryer

P Dutta, PP Dutta, P Kalita - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Drying kinetics of whole and sliced turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa L.) in a solar conduction dryer

A Borah, K Hazarika, SM Khayer - Information Processing in Agriculture, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Experimental investigation of an indirect-mode forced convection solar dryer for drying thymus and mint

AA El-Sebaii, SM Shalaby - Energy conversion and management, 2013 - Elsevier
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) …

Quality analysis and drying characteristics of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) dried by hot air and direct solar dryers

S Sharma, K Dhalsamant, PP Tripathy, RK Manepally - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Investigating performance of a new design of forced convection solar dryer

M Rezaei, M Sefid, K Almutairi, A Mostafaeipour… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drying is a common practice for delaying deterioration, preserving quality, and easier
prolonged storage of agricultural products. According to the climatic and geographical …

Drying of mint leaves in a solar dryer and under open sun: modelling, performance analyses

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 …