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Modeling and Optimization of Energy and Exergy Parameters of a Hybrid-Solar Dryer for Basil Leaf Drying Using RSM

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  • Zahra Parhizi

    (Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875-4413, Iran)

  • Hamed Karami

    (Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil 56199-11367, Iran)

  • Iman Golpour

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems, Urmia University, Urmia 57561-51818, Iran)

  • Mohammad Kaveh

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Knowledge University, Erbil 44001, Iraq)

  • Mariusz Szymanek

    (Department of Agricultural, Forest and Transport Machinery, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland)

  • Ana M. Blanco-Marigorta

    (Department of Process Engineering, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)

  • José Daniel Marcos

    (Department of Energy Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Esmail Khalife

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Erbil 44001, Iraq)

  • Stanisław Skowron

    (Department of Strategy and Business Planning, Faculty of Management, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland)

  • Nashwan Adnan Othman

    (Department of Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Knowledge University, Erbil 44001, Iraq)

  • Yousef Darvishi

    (Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 11365-4117, Iran)

Abstract

This study deals with the optimization of energetic and exergetic parameters of a hybrid-solar dryer to dry basil leaves under determined experimental conditions at three air temperatures (40 °C, 55 °C, and 70 °C) and three bed thickness levels (2, 4, and 6 cm). The optimization of the thermodynamic parameters was performed using the response surface method (RSM) based on the central composite design (CCD) and the desirability function (DF) to maximize the drying rate, exergy efficiency, improvement potential rate and the sustainability index, and to minimize the energy utilization, energy utilization ratio and exergy loss rate. These parameters were calculated on the basis of the first and second laws of thermodynamics as the response variables. Based on the results obtained, it was determined that the optimal conditions for basil drying were at a drying air temperature of 63.8 °C and a bed thickness of 2 cm. At this point, the parameters of the drying rate, energy utilization, energy utilization ratio, exergy efficiency, exergy loss rate, improvement potential rate and sustainability index were obtained with the maximum utility function (D = 0.548) as 0.27, 0.019 (kJ/s), 0.23, 65.75%, 0.016 (kJ/s), 1.10 (kJ/s) and 0.015, respectively.

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  • Zahra Parhizi & Hamed Karami & Iman Golpour & Mohammad Kaveh & Mariusz Szymanek & Ana M. Blanco-Marigorta & José Daniel Marcos & Esmail Khalife & Stanisław Skowron & Nashwan Adnan Othman & Yousef Darv, 2022. "Modeling and Optimization of Energy and Exergy Parameters of a Hybrid-Solar Dryer for Basil Leaf Drying Using RSM," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-27, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8839-:d:866427
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