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ArticleScientific reports2025

Influence of physical shape and salting on tomato drying performance using mixed mode solar and open-air methods in semi-cloudy weather.

Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Guma Ali, Abdalla Zain Eldin, Mohamed Mahmoud Alsebiey, Aml Abubakr Tantawy, Mohammad S Al-Harbi, Atef Fathy Ahmed, Khaled A Metwally

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Abdallah Elshawadfy ElwakeelAgricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Aswân, 81528, Egypt. abdallah_elshawadfy@agr.aswu.edu.eg.
Guma AliDepartment of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Technoscience, Muni University, Arua, Uganda. a.guma@muni.ac.ug.
Abdalla Zain EldinAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Mohamed Mahmoud AlsebieyAgricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Aswân, 81528, Egypt.
Aml Abubakr TantawyFood Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 65211, Egypt.
Mohammad S Al-HarbiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Atef Fathy AhmedDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled A MetwallySoil and Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.

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Abstract

SD Solar drying is increasingly recognized as a sustainable and energy-efficient solution for preserving agricultural products, offering a practical alternative to fossil fuel-dependent methods and traditional open sun drying (OSD). However, its overall performance is highly influenced by environmental variability and system design. This study provides a detailed evaluation of a newly developed direct solar dryer (DDSD) for tomato dehydration, conducted under real and fluctuating climatic conditions in Aswan, Egypt, from February 22 to 27, 2025. During the trial period, solar irradiance ranged widely from 88 to 826 W/m

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Drying kineticsEconomic analysisEnvironmental analysisMathematical modelingSDThin layer modelingTomato fruit

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