Thermal and Economical Study of a Direct Solar Dryer with Integration of Different Techniques of Heat Supply

Sandali, Messaoud; Boubekri, Abdelghani; Mennouche, Djamel

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-5444-5_73

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“…The values of benefit to cost ratio, net present worth, annuity, and internal rate of return were evaluated as 1.86, $477.33, $64.33, and 54.5%, respectively, for the drying of ber. Sandali et al [ 90 ] appraise the life cycle cost and benefit of NCDSD with various heat supplying techniques as $28,843.37 and $37,017.44, respectively. A quick overview of the initial cost and the payback period of different solar dryers for different products has been presented in Table 5 .…”

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Performance Assessment and Modeling Techniques for Domestic Solar Dryers

Shimpy

Kumar

2023

Food Eng Rev

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Solar dryers have always been criticized for their lower performances. There are numerous ways to define the performance of a solar drying system such as thermal performance, drying kinetics, environmental aspects, economic evaluations, and quality of the dried product. Different modeling techniques have also been developed to design and analyze solar dryers and drying processes. This article presents a systematic, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art overview of various performance indicators and modeling techniques used for the evaluation and analysis of solar dryers, especially domestic and low cost solar dryers. Environmental analysis has severe global implications, and product quality is one of the biggest concerns of consumers. But the environmental impact and product quality assessments for domestic solar dryers are observed to be rarely reported in the literature. The use of modeling techniques in solar drying has changed the way of analyzing any thermal system. Here, an attempt is made to establish an overall assessment criterion for domestic solar dryers and to give a one-stop solution for researchers and users around the world.

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Section: Performance Parameters and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%