Computational modelling for decarbonised drying of agricultural products: Sustainable processes, energy efficiency, and quality improvement

M Adnouni, L Jiang, XJ Zhang, LZ Zhang… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drying agricultural products consumes massive amounts of energy. The rapid depletion of
non-renewable energy sources, along with rising environmental concerns, are opening up …

Solar drying of medicinal herbs: A review

TSSB Rao, S Murugan - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Health consciousness has been increasing gradually in the entire world during the last three
decades. Naturally and artificially produced medicines are consumed by the people for …

CFD Simulations and Experimental Investigation of a Flat‐Plate Solar Air Heater at Different Positions of Inlet and Outlet

TM Belay, SM Atnaw - Journal of Renewable Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the effects of the positions of inlet and outlet in a single‐flow flat plate
rectangular box active solar air heater due to convective heat transfer were designed …

Optimization of olive pomace dehydration process through the integration of computational fluid dynamics and deep learning

J Cabrera-Escobar, D Vera, F Jurado… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study introduces an innovative approach to optimize the dehydration process of olive
pomace by combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and deep learning. Through …

Investigation of olive mill sludge treatment using a parabolic trough solar collector

FB Othman, F Eddhibi, ABH Ali, A Fadhel, Ö Bayer… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The olive mill sludge treatment system developed in this study is an indirect solar dryer
driven by a solar parabolic trough collector (PTC). A heat exchanger is implemented to heat …

Food security and sustainability through solar drying technologies: A case study based on solar conduction dryer

AM Kaimal, VB Tidke, AS Mujumdar… - Materials Circular Economy, 2022 - Springer
Anthropological activities along with increase in population over several decades engender
several global environmental issues including climatic change and food security. According …

Computer software applications in solar drying

A Malik, M Kumar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
It is very difficult to fabricate and test every modification in the design and construction of a
solar dryer experimentally. Experiments are generally time-consuming, costly, and the risk of …

A Comprehensive Review of Food Waste Dryers and Their Energy Supply Methods

M Deymi-Dashtebayaz, D Hosseinzadeh… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
Every year, a large amount of food, including fruits, vegetables, meat, grains, etc., is thrown
away for various reasons. There has been a lot of research done recently on food waste …

[HTML][HTML] Computational fluid dynamic model analysis of multipurpose dryer with bio-waste heat source: An experimental validation using paddy rice

CJ Ohagwu, KS Ugwuja, AO Ani, IO Jacobs… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest to develop an appropriate drying technology that is sustainable while minimizing
energy losses was the key motivation of this work. In this study, COMSOL multiphysics CFD …

[PDF][PDF] Study of air distribution in tray dryer using computational fluid dynamics.

M Rakyat, P Yeunyongkul, K Wuttikid… - … & Applied Science …, 2021 - researchgate.net
The objective of this work is to investigate the air flow distribution in conventional tray dryer
and modified dryer using computational fluid dynamics. Simplified model of drying chamber …