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Solar dryer with thermal storage and biomass-backup heater [PDF]

, 2007
An indirect type natural convection solar dryer with integrated collector-storage solar and biomass backup heaters has been designed, constructed and evaluated.
Ngwalo, G., Madhlopa, A.
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Solar timber kilns: State of the art and foreseeable developments [PDF]

, 2009
Analysis of the evolution in solar heated drying kilns in recent decades shows that there have been a series of modifications to optimize their thermal and drying efficiency.
LUNA, David, JANNOT, Yves, NADEAU, Jean-Pierre   +2 more
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Model and simulation of a solar kiln with energy storage [PDF]

, 2010
A solar kiln with energy storage can be used for continuous drying. This kiln consisted of several units which were modeled to simulate it in operation.
LUNA, David, JANNOT, Yves, NADEAU, Jean-Pierre   +2 more
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Review on solar dryers for drying fish, fruits, and vegetables

, 2022
India is one of the highly developing countries in the world and it has the second-largest agricultural source of income, which covers 61% of the entire income of the country.
Elangovan, Elavarasan, Madurai Elavarasan, Rajvikram, Sundaram, Senthilarasu, Elavarasan, Rajvikram Madurai, Natarajan, Sendhil Kumar, Balaraman, Anand   +5 more
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Development of model based sensors for the supervision of a solar dryer [PDF]

, 2011
Solar dryers are increasingly used in developing countries as an alternative to drying in open air, however the inherent variability of the drying conditions during day and along year drive the need for achieving low cost sensors that would enable to ...
Correa Hernando, Eva Cristina, Diezma Iglesias, Belen, Juliá, Eduardo, Arranz Saiz, Francisco Javier, García-Hierro, Javier, Robla Villalba, José Ignacio, Ruiz García, Luis, Barreiro Elorza, Pilar   +7 more
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Comparative Study of Solar Drying of Cocoa Beans: Two Methods Used in Colombian Rural Areas

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017
In Colombia, the production of cocoa beans is an important export business classified as “fine cocoa” type by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). Drying for agricultural products is one of the most cost-effective applications of solar energy and
J. Puello-Mendez, P. Meza Castellar, L. Cortes Ocana, L. Bossa, E. Sanjuan, H.A. Lambis-Miranda, L. Villamizar   +6 more
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Comparison between Quality Traits of Solar-Dried and Freeze-Dried Origanum syriacum L. (Za’atar)

Plants, 2022
There is growing interest in Origanum syriacum due to attractive culinary applications and functional properties. Solar drying is the most common conventional method for drying Origanum syriacum L. (Za’atar) in Mediterranean region.
Reem Abu Alwafa, Samer Mudalal, Faisal Shraim, Gianluigi Mauriello   +3 more
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Study of the Solar Drying of Pears

International Journal of Fruit Science, 2007
ABSTRACT Four pear cultivars originating from Portugal (‘Amendoa’, ‘Amorim’, ‘Carapinheira Branca’ and ‘S. Bartolomeu’) were dried in a solar drier, following a traditional sun drying method normally used in Portugal for the production of dried pears.
Guiné, Raquel, Ferreira, Dulcineia, Barroca, Maria João, Gonçalves, Fernando   +3 more
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Thermal performance of the photovoltaic–ventilated mixed mode greenhouse solar dryer with automatic closed loop control for Ganoderma drying

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020
The results of the thermal performance of the photovoltaic-ventilated mixed-mode greenhouse solar dryer have been investigated. A mixed-mode greenhouse solar dryer with automatic closed-loop control is used in the drying process.
P. Vengsungnle, J. Jongpluempiti, A. Srichat, S. Wiriyasart, P. Naphon   +4 more
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Drying Vanilla Using A Hybrid Dryer

Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung, 2023
Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrew) is a plant that has high economic value; the plant is oriented for export. Postharvest handling is necessary to produce good quality vanilla; One of them is the drying process.
Warji Warji, Tamrin Tamrin, Sapto Kuncoro, Budianto Lanya   +3 more
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