Solar hot-air drying technology has developed rapidly in the field of low-temperature fruit and vegetable processing; however, fluctuations in solar irradiance affect the stability of system energy supply and energy utilization efficiency. In this study, a cascaded photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar drying system was co...
Drying fruits, vegetables, and medicinal plants in the open sun works. I have seen the produce get dusty, get infested with insects, and whatever else the weather does that day. A greenhouse dryer solves most of that problem by placing the produce inside a chamber where trapped solar heat does the drying instead. This...
Poor preservation technologies are still a major challenge for the post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables in the tropical regions. This paper presents the design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a low-cost photovoltaicassisted active indirect solar food dehydrator constructed mainly from locally availa...
Generally, most Indonesian farmers using a conventional method in the grain drying process, that is open sun drying. This conventional method is considered less effective because it takes a long time and a large place. Therefore, it is needed a solution to overcome such problems. Among other things, by utilizing the gr...
This study investigates the drying kinetics and performance of a Parabolic Greenhouse Solar Dryer (PGSD) for Nile Tilapia during the winter season in Thailand (December–January). Two operation modes were tested: passive (natural convection) and active (forced convection) at air velocities of 1–3 m/s. Results showed tha...
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