ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL MODELING OF SOLAR DRYERS IN AGRI-FOOD CHAINS: INVESTIGATION ON PINEAPPLE DRYING PROCESS

Mathematical modeling of solar drying systems is to forecast the drying time required for a product and the type of dryer in a given environment. Computational modeling provides information on solar drying problems that are geometry-specific. Numerical modeling has recently been used to develop new methods for solar drying food products.