Evacuated tube solar collector-based drying system: analytical modeling, influencing factors, and recent progress in drying of agri-commodities

DK Yadav, S Malakar, VK Arora, N Sinhmar - Food Engineering Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC) has gained significant attention due to its high
thermal efficiency and ability to harness solar energy more effectively as compared to flat …

Recent trends and applications of evacuated tube solar collector in food processing and air heating: a review

S Malakar, VK Arora, PK Nema, V Yadav - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Solar energy demand is growing for future energy needs in different sectors to replace fossil
fuels, which leads to a reduced carbon footprint and global warming. Evacuated tube solar …

Design and performance evaluation of an evacuated tube solar dryer for drying garlic clove

S Malakar, VK Arora, PK Nema - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and development of an evacuated tube collector-based solar dryer with heat
pipe for drying of garlic clove were carried out in the present work. For the experimental …

Experimental analysis of small size solar dryer with phase change materials for food preservation

S Rakshamuthu, S Jegan, JJ Benyameen… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development and performance analysis of a small size greenhouse solar dryer
equipped with phase change materials (PCM) for drying food products are reported in this …

Experimental study on the solar drying of Rhubarb (Rheum ribes L.) with parabolic trough collector assisted with air recycling system, nanofluid and energy storage …

HS Akhijahani, P Salami, M Iranmanesh… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work the thermo-economical calculation of dried Rhubarb slices in a dryer
integrated parabolic trough solar collector assisted with air recycling mechanism and Al 2 O …

Garlic dehydration inside heat exchanger-evacuated tube assisted drying system: Thermal performance, drying kinetic and color index

A Kushwah, A Kumar, MK Gaur, A Pal - Journal of Stored Products …, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was done on an advanced evacuated tube-assisted solar
drying system without and with load conditions at various water flow rates (10 L/h, 20 L/h …

Acceleration the drying process of oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) using reflectors and desiccant system in a solar drying system

M Rashidi, A Arabhosseini, H Samimi-Akhijahani… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In present work, a flat plate collector assisted with reflecting system and desiccant wheel
was used to dry oleaster fruit (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.). Three levels of air flow rate (0.025 …

Energy and exergy analysis of an unglazed transpired collector connected to a dryer with a porous plate and phase change material

MSB Jahromi, V Kalantar, M Sefid, HS Akhijahani… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, an experimental study was performed by designing and constructing an
unglazed transpired solar collector connected to an indirect solar dryer with a new design …

Design, modeling and analysis of efficient multi-rack tray solar cabinet dryer coupled with north wall reflector

S Spall, VP Sethi - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
An innovative design of front loaded multi-rack tray (MRT) solar cabinet dryer is presented
having optimally inclined reflective north wall (RNW) which utilizes reflected component of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the efficacy of natural convection in a cabinet type solar dryer for drying gooseberries: An experimental analysis

C Prajapati, T Sheorey - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of a cabinet-type solar dryer with naturally
convection drying specifically for Indian gooseberries. One notable advantage of utilizing a …