The preserved greengage is a favorite dried fruit in China. In processing preserved greengages, the drying of salted greengages is a key and energy-consuming process. Traditionally, the drying of salted greengages mainly relies on natural sun drying and requires about 48 days. In this study, an...

An irreversible cycle model of a solar-driven Brayton heat engine is established, in which the heat losses of the solar collector and the external and internal irreversibilities of the heat engine are taken into account, and used to investigate the optimal performance of the cycle system. The...