A large number of herb-drying studies have been conducted in recent decades and several
herb-drying techniques have been introduced. However, the quality of commercial dried …

Fresh leaves used for culinary and medicinal purposes are highly perishable by nature.
Quite often, post-harvest losses occur and there is noticeable deterioration in quality due to …

In this paper, an indirect forced convection solar dryer (IFCSD) with auxiliary heating device
has been presented for drying mango. The dryer consists of the evacuated tube solar air …

This paper investigates the performance of a solar cabinet drying system equipped with a
heat pipe evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC) and thermal storage system with …

The effects were investigated of edible coating and drying temperature (50, 65 and 80° C)
on the properties of dehydrated pineapple cubes. A comparative study was performed using …

The development of cleaner and renewable energy sources are necessary so that fossil fuel
dependency and global warming can be reduced. Present communication is an attempt to …

In this study, double-pass solar air dryer (DPSAD) and infrared assisted double-pass solar
air dryer (DPSAIRD) were designed and tested. The effects of using infrared energy have …

Low thermal efficiency is one of the main problems in using solar collectors in different fields.
In the present study, the effect of using phase change materials (PCM) inside the Flat plate …

Spices and herbs are important parts of human daily food consumption and play an
essential role in seasoning and/or preserving food, curing illness, and enhancing cosmetics …

Two different drying methods were applied for dehydration of apple, ie, convective drying
(CD) and microwave drying (MD). The process of convective drying through divergent …