Drying Kinetics and Performance Analysis of Indirect Solar Dryer Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage Material for Drying of Wheat Seeds: An Experimental Approach

Singh, Dheerandra; Mishra, S. K.; Shankar, Ravi

doi:10.1080/15567036.2022.2118907

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“…As thermal energy storage (TES) material, sand, rock, aluminium (Natarajan et al 2017), pebble (Atalay 2020;Chaouch et al 2018), paraffin wax (Atalay 2020), concrete, sand, and rock bed (Ayyappan et al 2016) were used. Apricot (Baniasadi et al 2017), apricot, onion, pea (Rehman et al 2023), radish, pepper, mushroom (Qiu et al 2016), wheat seeds (Singh et al 2022), and crop (Abubakar et al 2018) drying studies were also dried using heat storage materials.…”

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Comparative assessment of solar dryer with thermal energy storage system and heat pump dryer in terms of performance parameters and food analysis

Gürlek,

Timurtaş

2024

J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili

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In line with the aim of drying food products of high quality in the shortest time and with the least energy consumption, in this study, peach slices of three different thicknesses were dried in three different dryer types. The drying of peaches was carried out using a solar energy drying system, a thermal energy storage solar dryer, and a dryer with a heat pump. The drying performances of peach slices of three different thicknesses were investigated. SMER, MER, and SEC values, which relate to the amount of removed moisture and the amount of consumed energy at the end of the drying studies, were calculated. Food analyses, such as moisture, color, texture, and water activity were performed. Considering the amount of energy consumed, it is seen that the heat pump system consumes more energy than the solar energy system. In addition, by using the heat storage system, the drying time is shortened and the energy consumption is reduced. A decrease in SEC values was observed with the activation of the heat storage solar dryer.

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Comparative assessment of solar dryer with thermal energy storage system and heat pump dryer in terms of performance parameters and food analysis

Gürlek,

Timurtaş

2024

J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili

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A novel approach for the active‐mode indirect drying of food grains with high temperature thermal energy storage system

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Kukreja,

Srinivas

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This article introduces a novel approach for the active‐mode indirect drying of food grains using an independent high‐temperature thermal energy storage (TES) system. It uses commercial software to conduct numerical analysis of a solar drying unit fused with indirect TES. Employing commercial grade phase change material X‐180, solar drying unit incorporates scheffler dishes, receiver, TES, thermic fluid pump, air blower, and dryer fitted with a radiator. Heat transfer fluid Thermenol‐66 has been used to facilitate the heat transfer from receiver to TES and dryer. Two distinct TES designs, one without fins (case A) and the other with fins (case B), have been used to encapsulate phase change material and facilitate the flow of heat transfer fluid. The dynamic performance of independent solar drying unit components was examined at various mass flow rates during charging and discharging process. The results demonstrate that adding 42 fins, i.e. (case B), reduces the charging and discharging time to 22% and 24%, respectively. Due to high charging and discharging power, the rate of temperature change in case B is 19% higher compared to case A. To maintain drying quality, the dryer should have a continual flow of hot air at a constant temperature. Therefore, utilization of the TES, case A, provides a significantly higher uniformity index and a more extended drying period during the discharge process.

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Energy and exergo-environmental (3E) analysis of wheat seeds drying using indirect solar dryer

Singh,

Mishra,

Shankar

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Drying Kinetics and Performance Analysis of Indirect Solar Dryer Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage Material for Drying of Wheat Seeds: An Experimental Approach

Cited by 4 publications

References 60 publications

Comparative assessment of solar dryer with thermal energy storage system and heat pump dryer in terms of performance parameters and food analysis

Comparative assessment of solar dryer with thermal energy storage system and heat pump dryer in terms of performance parameters and food analysis

A novel approach for the active‐mode indirect drying of food grains with high temperature thermal energy storage system

Energy and exergo-environmental (3E) analysis of wheat seeds drying using indirect solar dryer

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