Combining solar energy and heat pump technology is a very attractive concept. It is able to
eliminate some difficulties and disadvantages of using solar dryer systems or solely using …

Fruits and vegetables are agricultural products that require preservation to enhance and
protect shelf life, encapsulate natural flavour, and retain nutritional content. Globally …

Over the past three decades there has been nearly exponential growth in drying R&D on a
global scale. Improving of the drying operation to save energy, improve product quality as …

This manuscript presents a performance study on a forced convection single-pass solar air
heater channel with compact cross-matrix absorber (CMA) incorporating metal hollow …

Solar assisted heat pump (SAHP) system integrates a solar thermal energy source with a
heat pump. This technique is a very fundamental concept, especially for drying applications …

The objective of this paper is to present a review on hybrid solar dryer and its modification
for further research. Energy is not evenly distributed in the world, developed countries have …

Solar water heating systems is one of the applications of solar energy. One of the
components of a solar water heating system is a solar collector that consists of an absorber …

Today the market is open to new solutions that integrate solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV)
devices into a single element in order to generate electricity and heat, the so-called …

Sun drying is an oldest and traditional method used to dry and preserve agricultural
products in tropical and sub-tropical countries. But the process is disadvantageous like …

The type and shape of solar thermal absorber materials will impact on the operating
temperature and thermal energy storage effect of a solar air thermal collector. For a standard …