Thin-layer solar drying

Thin-layer solar drying experiments were also conducted by Yaldiz et cd. (2001) for Turkish Sultana grapes, using an indirect forced convection solar dryer consisting of a solar air heater and a drying cabinet. The air velocity was varied. 

Basunia, M. A., Abe, T, 2001. Thin-layer solar drying characteristics of rough rice under natural convection./. Food Eng. 47(4) 295-301. 

Yaldiz, O., Ertekin, C., Uzim, I., 2001. Mathematical modeling of thin layer solar drying of sultana grapes. Energy 26(5) 457- 65. 

Steinfeld and Segal [192] proposed a simulation model for a solar thin-layer drying process including the technique of estimating the solar radiation, the procedure of obtaining the thermal performance of a solar air-heater, and an analysis of the drying process based on the Lewis analogy and the equilibrium moisture content (EMC) concept. Hasnaoui et al. [186] elaborated a one-dimensional model for a solar dryer of static thick bed. 

Weitz et al. [195] proposed a simulation model for a multishelf type semiartiflcial solar dryer for drying processes in thin layer based on Lnikov s theory by considering the shrinkage of the material. Mahapatra et al. [206] elaborated simnlation model for directly irradiated solar dryer with integrated collector. 

MidUli, A., Kucuk, H., 2003. Mathematical modeling of thin layer drying of pistachio by using solar energy. /. Energy Convert. Manage. 44(7) 1111-1122. 

Togrul, I. T, Pehlivan, D., 2002. Mathematical modeling of solar drying of apricots in thin layers./. Food Eng. 55(3) 209-216. 

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