A review on the latest developments in solar dryer technologies for food drying process

S Madhankumar, K Viswanathan, MI Taipabu… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar drying is a traditional method for removing moisture from food products. Dryers with
different dimensions and models are often used for drying food products using solar energy …

Effects of albedo and thermal inertia on pavement surface temperatures with convective boundary conditions—A CFD Study

T Acharya, B Riehl, A Fuchs - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The urban heat island (UHI) effect increases the ambient temperatures in cities and alters
the energy budget of building materials. Urban surfaces such as pavements and roofs …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of the number of blades in the power generated by a Michell Banki Turbine

YC Ceballos, MC Valencia, DH Zuluaga… - … Of Renewable Energy …, 2017 - researchgate.net
This article presents a computational simulation that studies the variation of power,
depending on the number of blades in the runner. To develop the study, six CAD models …

Performance investigation of a concentric double tube heat exchanger using twisted tape inserts and nanofluid

L Kundan, MB Darshan - Particulate Science and Technology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A horizontal double-tube counter-flow heat exchanger with and without twisted tape inserts
(twist ratio of 3.2, 4, and 6) has been investigated experimentally using TiO2-H2O nanofluid …

[PDF][PDF] An aqua based reduced graphene oxide nanofluids for heat transfer applications: Synthesis, characterization, stability analysis, and thermophysical properties

R Kamatchi - … Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 2018 - researchgate.net
In the recent years, the engineered colloidal fluids called nanofluids plays a vital role in
many heat transfer systems due to its excellent thermophysical properties, and heat transfer …

Experimental investigation on the effect of partially metal foam inside the absorber of parabolic trough solar collector

M Tajik Jamal-Abad - International Journal of Engineering, 2017 - ije.ir
In the present work the efficiency of a solar parabolic trough has been investigated
experimentality. parabolic trough solar collector constitute a proven source of thermal …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical and experimental investigation of Scheffler concentrator receivers for steam generation rate under different operating conditions

AA Nene, S Ramachandran - International Journal of …, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
Concentrated Solar Technology (CST) is a device which can concentrate solar radiation
using mirrors or lenses to produce temperatures in the range of 1000C to 4500C or more …

Numerical study of copper oxide/therminol vp-1 nanofluid in solar parabolic trough collector

G Nandan, NA Wani - … in Engineering Design: Select Proceedings of …, 2021 - Springer
The depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concerns has compelled the research
community to explore the utility of solar energy for all societal needs. The parabolic trough …

Thermal efficiency enhancement of solar parabolic trough collector using nanofluids: A recent review

G Nandan - Advances in Solar Power Generation and Energy …, 2020 - Springer
Recent studies on the potential of the nanofluids on the performance enhancement of the
parabolic trough collectors seem to be pointing toward development of the next generation …