Inadequate preservation techniques and poor storage provisions lead to deterioration in the
quality of agricultural products. Advanced processing techniques have been used to reduce …

Background Food materials have typical heterogeneity of microstructure and physical
properties, which brings difficulty in accurately determining the variable heat and mass …

The performance investigation of natural and forced convection indirect type solar dryers
was performed by drying ivy gourd. The natural convection setup was modified by fitting a …

In the present paper, an indirect type solar dryer (ITSD) has been developed for apple and
watermelon drying. The performance of ITSD and drying kinetics of watermelon and apple …

The energy-exergy and environ-economic (4E) analysis was conducted while drying ivy
gourd in a natural convection indirect solar dryer (ISD) without and with a thermal energy …

In the present scenario, food security is one of the major concerns in the Indian context;
engendered due to increased population and other associated anthropological activities …

An indirect-type triple-pass forced convection solar dryer has been developed and the
performance parameters such as thermal, pickup and exergy efficiency are studied for …

Drying of food materials leads to an increase in shelf-life and gives quality end products.
Drying with solar energy is an economical and environmentally friendly method than other …

In this paper, a numerical investigation was carried out to identify a proper solar air collector
(SAC) for an indirect solar dryer (ISD). Corrugated absorber surfaces were used to enhance …

Energy and exergy analysis, in the thermodynamics, is an important tool used to predict the
performance of drying system. In this work, energy and exergy analyses are made during the …