Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review

MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …

Assessing the suitability of solar dryers applied to wastewater plants: a review

LACN Gomes, RF Gonçalves, MF Martins… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sludge dewatering and drying are the main processes related to sludge management in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Sludge disposal is a high-cost activity, and drying the …

Digital twin model and global sensitivity analysis of an indirect type solar dryer with sensible heat storage material: an approach from exergy sustainability indicators …

AJ Cetina-Quiñones, M Arıcı… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research study presents the development of a digital twin model using artificial neural
networks and global sensitivity analysis to estimate different exergy sustainability indicators …

Machine learning algorithms to estimate drying characteristics of apples slices dried with different methods

C Sağlam, N Çetin - Journal of Food Processing and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, three different apple cultivars were dried using five different drying methods
and moisture ratio (MR), moisture content (MC) and drying rate values were determined …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the energy and exergy parameters in cantaloupe (Cucurbita maxima) drying using hot air

S Zadhossein, Y Abbaspour-Gilandeh, M Kaveh… - Smart Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drying is one of the common techniques for preserving agri-food product quality. However,
for each product, the appropriate drying parameters should be identified to optimize drying …

Comparison of ANN and ANFIS modeling for predicting drying kinetics of Stevia rebaudiana leaves in a hot-air dryer and characterization of dried powder

BS Kalsi, S Singh, MS Alam… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this investigation, the drying of Stevia rebaudiana leaves was carried out in a lab scale
convective hot-air dryer at a varying temperature of 30–80° C to analyze the drying behavior …

Prediction of red chilli drying performance in solar dryer with natural energy storage element using machine learning models

PM Arunkumar, N Balaji, S Madhankumar… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of the drying operation can be enhanced by accurate modeling of the system.
Machine Learning (ML) models have become crucial in accurately predicting and enhancing …

Novel sequential and simultaneous infrared-accelerated drying technologies for the food industry: Principles, applications and challenges

OI Obajemihi, JH Cheng, DW Sun - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infrared drying (IRD) is considered an innovative drying solution for the food industry with
advantages of energy-saving potentials, reduced drying time and production cost …

Application of artificial neural networks, support vector, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems for the moisture ratio of parboiled hulls

VR Sharabiani, M Kaveh, E Taghinezhad… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drying as an effective method for preservation of crop products is affected by various
conditions and to obtain optimum drying conditions it is needed to be evaluated using …

Exergy and energy analyses of microwave dryer for cantaloupe slice and prediction of thermodynamic parameters using ANN and ANFIS algorithms

S Zadhossein, Y Abbaspour-Gilandeh, M Kaveh… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study targeted towards drying of cantaloupe slices with various thicknesses in a
microwave dryer. The experiments were carried out at three microwave powers of 180, 360 …