Tomatoes are a valuable highly perishable agricultural product that are dried on a large
scale for extending shelf life. The drying of both tomatoes and tomato processing waste can …

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 …

An increase in world energy consumption and its subsequent effect of carbon emission
necessitates a shift towards the use of clean and sustainable fuels. Biomass is a promising …

Food industry generates devastating amount of waste, and it is not easy to handle such
huge quantities. Tomato industry also generates tons of waste materials and drying is …

Pyrolysis of tomato peel waste in an indigenous Auger reactor is reported. Tomato peel was
subjected to elemental analysis and physicochemical characterisation. The higher heating …

The present experimental study, the thermal performance of a solar air dryer with solar
tracking system was investigated. Solar air collector (SAC) has been provided with solar …

The use of solar energy for drying is considered one of the most environmentally friendly
ways to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The purpose of this experimental study is to …

This research study presents the development of a digital twin model using artificial neural
networks and global sensitivity analysis to estimate different exergy sustainability indicators …

The requirement for energy is increasing day by day, and the available fossil reserves will
be depleted shortly leading to various environmental hazards. Drying processes in …

Understanding the drying kinetics within a food dryer is an important step towards its
improvement. This study investigates the drying kinetics of potato slices in a recently …