Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review

RK Saini, DK Saini, R Gupta, P Verma, R Thakur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar dryers are cutting-edge equipment that uses solar energy to remove moisture from
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …

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 …

Energy and exergy analysis of a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system used in solar dryer: A numerical and experimental investigation

E Çiftçi, A Khanlari, A Sözen, İ Aytaç, AD Tuncer - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors can be applied in order to concurrently generation of
electrical and thermal energy. In the present study, a vertical hybrid PVT solar dryer has …

Experimental and numerical analysis of a grooved hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar drying system

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, F Afshari, A Sözen… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems are sustainable applications that allows to produce
thermal and electrical energies simultaneously. In this work, a sustainable solar drying …

Energy and exergy analysis of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal-air collector modified with nano-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage unit

F Selimefendigil, C Şirin - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrical and thermal energy can be generated simultaneously by using photovoltaic-
thermal (PVT) systems. Also, electrical efficiency can be enhanced by cooling the PV panel …

Energy and exergy analysis of a vertical solar air heater with nano-enhanced absorber coating and perforated baffles

A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, A Sözen, İ Aytaç, E Çiftçi… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of applying nano-enhanced absorber coating on the energetic and
exergetic performance of an unglazed vertical solar air heating system has been analyzed …

Analysis of indirect solar dryer with PCM energy storage material: Energy, economic, drying and optimization

S Madhankumar, K Viswanathan, W Wu, MI Taipabu - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the food processing industry needs a lot of heat energy to remove moisture from
agricultural products, there is a greater emphasis on solar energy. In this study, the energy …

Enhancing the performance of a greenhouse dryer with natural dolomite powder-embedded latent heat thermal energy storage unit and air-to-air heat recovery system

F Selimefendigil, C Şirin - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Greenhouse drying systems (GDSs) are grouped in direct-type solar dryers and are widely
utilised because of their easy applicability, high product drying capacity and cost …

Analysis of a novel V-grooved double pass photovoltaic thermal solar dryer including thermal energy storage

C Yüksel, M Öztürk, E Çiftçi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
As to a sustainable future, the available storage of foods is of great importance since they
are the most basic component for the source of life. The requirement that foods be …

Improving the performance of an active greenhouse dryer by integrating a solar absorber north wall coated with graphene nanoplatelet-embedded black paint

F Selimefendigil, C Şirin, HF Öztop - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenhouse drying systems are sustainable and clean applications for preserving
agricultural crops. In this work, a single-slope greenhouse drying system has been modified …