Table 4 Comparison between the obtained EMD with previous studies.

From: Mathematical modeling, drying kinetics, and economic analysis of a hybrid photovoltaic thermal solar dryer for henna leaves

References

Drying system

Dried product

EMD, m2/s

Ambawat et al.96

Fluidized Bed Dryer

Moringa leaves

3.59–2.92 × 10–10

Seyedabadi107

Microwave

Basil leaves

1.624–7.652 × 10–10

López‐Ortiz et al.108

Solar greenhouses

Basil leaves

0.08–8.11 × 10–10

Mbegbu et al.109

Vacuum oven dryer

Scent leaves

4.76–1.74 × 10–12

Mbegbu et al.109

Vacuum oven dryer

Lemon basil leaves

4.80–2.06 × 10–12

Altay et al.110

Microwave

Purple basil

0.162–7.09 × 10–8

Current study

DDSD

Henna leaves

2.84–22.96 × 10–9