Drying fruits and vegetables is a procedure of food preservation with simultaneous heat,
mass, and momentum transfer, which increases the shelf life of the food product. The aim of …

A prototype hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal (PV–T) solar dryer aided with Evacuated Tube
Collector (ETC) is presented for drying of cassava slices under the meteorological …

Abstract Design in a solar food drying system is crucial for food drying performance. In order
to make effective use of the sun, the use of air-heated solar collectors is gradually increasing …

In developing country like India, renewable energy plays a vital role in extending technology
for the farmers to enhance the agricultural productivity. The aim of the present work is to …

The present work aims to develop a 3-dimensional finite element (FE) model to analyze
moisture migration during drying of pineapple ring considering moisture dependent diffusion …

In this study, the mass transfer, effective diffusion coefficient (D eff), activation energy (E a),
and drying efficiency values of the product dried in the solar food drying system were …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the drying characteristics of pineapple at
various temperatures of 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75 C by keeping air velocity constant and best …

Abstract High‐temperature (15–37° C) aging can shorten the tenderizing time of beef;
however, the use of constant temperature heating can lead to microbial spoilage. This study …

The effects of hot air temperature, material thickness, air velocity on the drying
characteristics, effective moisture diffusion coefficient and quality were investigated by using …

Transient heat conduction and mass transfer have many applications in industry such as
heating, cooling, cooking, quenching of steels, freezing, and convective drying of vegetables …