Abstract
Due to the expansion of residents, the consumption of non-renewable energy increased enormously, thus indirectly increasing pollution and affecting the surroundings. To reduce pollutions in the surroundings, it is recommended to choose non-conventional energy sources. By satisfying this, we can probably decrease the non-renewable sources of energy, by consuming the solar power in day-to-day life in the application of food drying process. In this review article, we have discussed the classification of solar dryer and the impact of design modifications performed in the components of solar dryer and assessed the various types of solar dryer performance, cost estimations and designs performed in solar dryer of food applications which were not discussed in the earlier research. The primary and critical task in designing the solar dryer is to achieve higher efficiency at minimum cost. Hence, proper analysis of drying application, selection of suitable components and suitable design must be carried out to attain efficient dryer. Considering these characteristics, this paper primarily focuses on the effective design parameters incorporated with various efficiency enhancement processes of the solar dryer in the applications of food drying techniques. Thus, this review paper delivers the various classifications, design parameters, performance enhancement methods, properties and valuable assets of solar dryer, which helps to develop the sustainable green eco-friendly environment most primarily, in the application of food drying process. This review article concreted the way for upcoming considerations and provided the techniques for the studies to convey the work for promoting method enhancements.
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Abbreviations
- AHP:
-
Analytic hierarchy process
- ABF:
-
Aluminium borate foams
- Al2O3 :
-
Aluminium oxide
- AWPFS:
-
Active mix-mode wind-powered fan solar dryer
- B2O3 :
-
Di-boron trioxide
- CaCl2 :
-
Calcium chloride
- CFD:
-
Computational fluid dynamics
- CO2 :
-
Carbon dioxide
- COP:
-
Coefficient of performance
- CSAH:
-
Concentrating solar air heater
- CSP:
-
Concentrating solar plants
- CuCr2O4 :
-
Spinel copper chromite
- CuFeMnO4 :
-
Copper permanganate
- DPISD:
-
Double-pass indirect solar dryers
- DPSC:
-
Double-pass solar collector
- DPSD:
-
Double-pass solar dryer
- DSD:
-
Direct solar dryer
- ECC:
-
Energy consumption capacity
- ETC:
-
Evacuated tube collector
- FA:
-
Factor analysis
- HIP:
-
Hybrid indirect passive
- HPD:
-
Heat pump dryer
- HTF:
-
Heat transfer fluid
- HAD:
-
Hot air dryer
- ICDC:
-
Integrated collector drying chamber
- ICSAH:
-
Integrated concentrating solar air heater
- INR:
-
Indian rupees
- ITSD:
-
Indirect-type solar dryer
- LSM:
-
Lanthanum strontium magnate
- LPMO:
-
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases
- MMSCD:
-
Multi-tray mixed-mode solar cabinet dryer
- MPSAHC:
-
Multi-pass solar air heating collector
- NIFTEM:
-
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management
- PV:
-
Photovoltaic
- PVC:
-
Polyvinyl chloride
- PVT:
-
Photovoltaic thermal
- PBTES:
-
Packed bed thermal energy storage
- SAC:
-
Solar air collector
- SAHPD:
-
Solar-assisted heat pump dryer
- SD:
-
Solar dryer
- SDS:
-
Solar drying system
- SHS:
-
Sensible heat storage
- SPE:
-
Solar photovoltaic and electric
- TES:
-
Thermal energy storage
- USD:
-
United States dollar
- UV:
-
Ultraviolet
- VWO2 :
-
Vanadium dioxide
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction
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Naveenkumar, R., Ravichandran, M., Harish, R. et al. Comprehensive review on ideas, designs and current techniques in solar dryer for food applications. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 93435–93461 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28951-6
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