The design and development of solar dryers are crucial in regions with abundant solar energy,such as Bhopal,India,where seasonal variations significantly impact the efficiency of drying processes.The paper is focused ...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.U20A20304);financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(grant No.FRFCU5710050721).
Gas pulsation is an efficient enhancing way for fluidized bed drying process.In this work,the influence of gas pulsation on mass and heat transfer performance in a fluidized bed with non-spherical wet particles is num...
The effect of a storage system on drying time and estimation of drying parameters of cocoa beans using an indirect solar dryer with a sensible heat energy storage system (stones which act as both absorber and heat sto...
supported by the AmericanUniversity in Cairo,Egypt.
This review paper presents an in-depth investigation of the modeling techniques used to study conveyor belt dryers.These techniques are classified into four categories:theoretical modeling,computational fluid dynamics...
Côte d’Ivoire has been the world’s leading producer of cocoa beans for several decades. Apart from this production performance, the quality of the beans, which are mainly exported to the major chocolate-making count...
supported by the Colleges and Universities Science Foundation of Anhui Province(2022AH050908);AAU Introduction of High-level Talent Funds(RC362202);University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province(GXXT-2023-037);Major Science and Technology Program of Anhui Province(S2020b05050002);the Anhui Province Rural Revitalization Collaborative Technology Service Center Construction Project.
Stretchable conductive fibers composed of conductive materials and elastic substrates have advantages such as braiding abil-ity,electrical conductivity,and high resilience,making them ideal materials for fibrous weara...
supported by the United States Department of Energy(grant No.DOE-DE-EE0009125).
Cellulose nanocrystals(CNCs)have garnered increased attention due to their renewable nature,abundant feedstock availbility,and good mechanical properties.However,one of the bottlenecks for its commercial production is...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.52379104,42202298);Joint fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China-Railway Corporation for basic research of high-speed railway (Grant No.U1934208).
Artificially cemented soils have been widely used as filling materials in highway and railway construction.The shear strength evolution of filling materials upon moist variation can determine the stability of subgrade...
This analysis investigates the widespread use of solar drying methods and designs in developing countries,particularly for agricultural products like fruits,vegetables,and bee pollen.Traditional techniques like hot ai...
Monolithic refractory castables comprising a hydraulic bond are still used in a vast majority of cases because of their flexibility and robustness,despite many developments for chemical as well as non-cement castable ...