PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BIOMASS DRYER WITH WASTE HEAT RECOVERY UNIT FOR DRYING PIRANDAI

• Date: 2026
• Author Affiliations: P. Murugan — PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India; S. Dhanushkodi — PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India; K. Sudhakar — Malaysia University, Pahang, Malaysia; P. Balu — Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Selaiyur, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Yu. Honcharenko — Polissia National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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• Main Authors: Murugan , P., Dhanushkodi, S., Sudhakar , K., Balu , P., Honcharenko , Yu.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Renewable Energy National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2026
• Subjects: Biomass dryer; Waste heat recovery; Pirandai (Cissus quadrangularis); Thermal efficiency; Specific energy consumption; Medicinal plant drying.
• Online Access: https://ve.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/615
• Journal Title: Vidnovluvana energetika

 This study presents the performance evaluation of a biomass dryer integrated with a waste heat recovery (WHR) unit for drying Pirandai (Cissus quadrangularis), a medicinally valuable plant widely used in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. The dryer was designed to operate w...