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Water Vapor Sorption and Regeneration of ACFSDrying Characteristics of Burdock RootEnergy and Exergy Analysis For The Drying SectionEnvironmental Impact Analysis of Solar DryerThe embodied energy (Ee) for different components used in the solar dryer without and with OSTES is described in Table 6. The total Ee for the HSD without OSTES was determined to be 591.23 kW·h, while the Ee with OSTES was 735.52 kW·h because of the extra energy consumption of OSTES unit. Figure 22 illustrates the embodied energy proportions of com...See more on link.springer ResearchGate
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The drying air temperatures inside the chamber are 5 to 20 C higher than the atmospheric temperature even after sunset hours with the natural energy storage system. The
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Solar drying technology has emerged as a promising approach for sustainable food preservation and agricultural processing, particularly in developing countries where access to conventional
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