Experimental and parametric study on drying of green peas in spouted bed

Drying of Green Peas (Pisum sativum) was studied experimentally in a lab‐scale spouted bed. Experiments were carried out at different operating conditions, and the effect of inlet air temperature and its flow rate, bed height (initial mass of wet particles) and average diameter of particles were examined on performance of dryer and rate of drying. The obtained experimental results were fitted by an exponential form equation to model the drying kinetic behaviour of green peas in a spouted bed. The fitting parameters are presented in the form of mathematical correlations as a function of operating parameters. As expected, it was found that by increasing inlet air temperature and air‐flow rate, the rate of drying increases, but by increasing the bed height and diameter of particles, the rate of drying decreases. The results can help the design engineers to choose the optimum drying conditions for industrial applications.     

Dehydration characteristics of Maesaengi (Capsosiphon fulvescens) in hot-air drying

Maesaengi (Capsosiphon fulvescens) was dehydrated in a single layer at drying air temperatures ranging from 50–80°C in a laboratory scale convective dryer with an air velocity of 0.26 m/s. The effect of drying air temperature on the drying kinetic characteristics was determined. Maesaengi was dried to equilibrium moisture content within 200–600 min under these drying conditions. Drying rate curves of maesaengi showed an initial short period of a constant drying rate, followed by a falling drying rate period. The moisture decrease in the sample during dehydration was well described by the zero-order kinetic model. An Arrhenius-type equation was used to test the effect of temperature on drying rate according to an activation energy value of 29.36 kJ/mol.     

Effect of agitated bed drying on the retention of phenolic compounds,anthocyanins and antioxidant activity of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)

An agitated fluidised bed dryer was employed to dry lixiviated roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) calyxes. The effects of operational drying variables on the chemical attributes such as the retention of monomeric anthocyanins (MA), phenolic compounds, polymeric colour, antioxidant activity and drying rate were analysed. Drying curves showed only decreasing falling rate period. To determine the kinetic parameters, the drying data were fitted to a Page's model, based on the moisture content ratio vs. the drying time; the k values ranged from 1.58 × 10^?5 to 6.28 × 10^?2 s^?1. The different drying conditions showed significant differences in the chemical parameters. When processing wet feeds, as lixiviated roselle calyxes, the mechanical assisted fluidisation can be considered as an innovative concept.     

Conical spouted bed drying of Baker's yeast: Experimentation and multi-modeling

Baker's yeast drying experiments in a conical spouted bed are used to characterize the effects of operating conditions on drying behavior. A novel multiscale model, describing Baker's yeast drying in a conical spouted bed, is presented; it is based on an intrinsic drying model developed for a single pellet, combined with a gas–solid flow model developed for a conical spouted bed. The resulting phenomenological model, which has only one adjustable parameter, is in good agreement with the experimental results. The model is capable of adequately predicting the drying rate of Baker's yeast pellets during the entire drying period in a conical spouted bed: from the beginning, where the water removal rate is limited by the air saturation with vapor during its residence time in the bed; to the end, where the water removal rate is dictated by internal resistance within the yeast pellets.The quality of dried Baker's yeast was characterized by measuring the gassing power in bread dough. This parameter was monitored during the conical spouted bed drying experiments. It was found that yeast degradation is linked to intracellular water removal (type D, end of the drying below a moisture content of around 0.5 (d.b.)) and it is mostly the rate of this water removal that controls the final quality of the product. Intercellular water removal (type E, beginning of the drying) was found to have no significant influence on yeast degradation. In all the cases, degradation is amplified when solid temperature is higher than 40 °C.     

Drying and Rehydrating Kinetics of Green and Red Peppers

ABSTRACT: The effects of air temperature, air velocity, and pretreatments (blanching, sulphiting, and sodium chloride dipping) on drying kinetics of green- and red-pepper slices were investigated. Drying experiments were performed in a fluidized bed dryer. In the falling rate period, moisture transfer from peppers was described by applying the unsteady state Fickian diffusion model, and the apparent moisture diffusion coefficients (D_a) were calculated. The effect of temperature on D_a could be interpreted according to Arrhenius law. Drying rate and therefore D_a values were found to be affected by pretreatments. Rehydration rates of dried peppers at 25 and 45 °C were also determined and found to be independent of drying conditions and rehydration temperature. Predrying treatments were found to improve partly the rehydration characteristics of peppers.     

DRYING METHODS AND QUALITY OF SHRIMP DRIED IN A JET-SPOUTED BED DRYER

The objective of this study was to experimentally investigate the effects of various parameters, i.e., size of shrimp, level and pattern of inlet drying air temperature, on the drying kinetics and various quality attributes of dried shrimp viz. shrinkage, rehydration ability, texture and color during drying in a jet‐spouted bed dryer. It was found that the use of a constant inlet air temperature of 100C yielded dried shrimp of the best quality in terms of low percentage of shrinkage, high percentage of rehydration, low maximum shear force and high value of redness compared to shrimp dried using other conditions. A simple mathematical model that enables prediction of the drying behavior of shrimp in a jet‐spouted bed dryer has also been developed.     

Microwave Finish Drying of Diced Apples in a Spouted Bed

The combination of a spouted bed with microwave heating to improve heating uniformity was evaluated. Experiments were performed on a laboratory system in which evaporated diced apples of about 24% moisture were dried to about 5% at 70°C air temperature using four levels of microwave power density (0 to 6.1 W/g). With the combination method, temperature uniformity in diced apples was greatly improved as compared to that with a stationary bed during microwave drying. Products had less discoloration and higher rehydration rates as compared to conventional hot air drying or spouted bed (SB) drying. Drying time could be reduced by >80% compared with SB drying without microwave heating.     

Microwave-Assisted Pulse-Spouted Bed Freeze-Drying of Stem Lettuce Slices—Effect on Product Quality

Drying uniformity, microstructure, apparent density, rehydration, and texture properties were measured to evaluate the quality of stem lettuce slices dried in a pulse-spouted bed microwave freeze dryer. Drying was carried out in a 5-cm (o.d.) vacuum chamber at 80?±?5 Pa, mean microwave power level of 3.2 W?g^?1 and pulse-spouting time interval of 10 min. Results show that microwave freeze-dried products in the pulse-spouted mode dried more uniformly as compared to those dried in steady spouted bed mode. Pulse-spouted bed mode also resulted in dried stem lettuce slices with lower discoloration, more uniform and compact microstructure, higher rehydration capacity (RC) as well as greater hardness after rehydration over shorter drying time relative to those obtained in a steady spouting condition.     

Effect of drying conditions on the retention of phenolic compounds,anthocyanins and antioxidant activity of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) added to yogurt

To evaluate the use of lixiviate roselle calyxes as an alternative source of bioactive compounds, they were subjected to dehydration in a vibrofluidised bed dryer after which some chemical parameters such as the retention of monomeric anthocyanins (MA), phenolic compounds, polymeric colour and antioxidant activity were determined. Drying curves showed both a constant drying period and a decreasing falling rate period. The different drying conditions showed significant differences in the chemical parameters. Using the dry residue with the best bioactive compounds content, it was possible to develop a dairy beverage (yogurt). The results confirmed that lixiviated roselle calyxes could be a competitive alternative for traditional products, such as grapes or bilberries, in terms on their antioxidant activity and stability when it is added as a source of bioactive compounds.     

Physical properties of parboiled wheat and bulgur produced using spouted bed and microwave assisted spouted bed drying

The main objective of this study was to compare the spouted bed and microwave assisted spouted bed drying on affecting physical properties of parboiled wheat and bulgur. Drying was performed at different temperatures (50 °C, 70 °C, 90 °C) and microwave powers (288 W, 624 W). Bulk and apparent density, bulk and apparent porosity, sphericity, color, microstructure and pore size distribution of parboiled wheat were investigated after drying. Yield and water absorption capacity were determined in bulgur samples. The effect of air temperature on physical properties of product except color was not significant in spouted bed drying. More porous structure was observed in wheat samples dried in microwave assisted spouted bed compared to air dried ones. Sphericity and bulk density were higher when high temperature was combined with high microwave power. In microwave assisted spouted bed drying, similar yield value but lower water absorption capacity of bulgur were observed as compared to spouted bed drying.     

Application of simulation in determining suitable operating parameters for industrial scale fluidized bed dryer during drying of high impurity moist paddy

A systematic approach has been developed for selecting the suitable drying parameters to be used for drying of high moisture and high impurity paddy with an industrial fluidized bed paddy dryer (10–20 t h⁻¹ capacity) based on targeted specific air flow rate and residence time during two typical paddy drying seasons. A mathematical model was developed by modifying an existing model and was simulated and validated with observed industrial drying data as well as data reported in the literature. Comparison between the observed and simulated results showed that the mathematical model is capable of predicting outlet paddy moisture content and air temperature well. Suitable operating parameters were determined for reducing any initial paddy moisture content (mc) down to 24–25% dry basis (db), the safe mc level after fluidized bed drying to maintain rice quality, to achieve maximum possible throughput capacity of the dryer with corresponding energy consumption. Based on these criteria, bed thickness at 10 cm, specific air flow rate of 0.05 kg kg⁻¹ s⁻¹ (for corresponding bed air velocity of 2.3 m s⁻¹), air temperature of 150 °C and residence time of 1.0 min were found to be suitable drying conditions for reducing paddy mc from 30 to 24.30% (db) in one season while the maximum throughput capacity of 15.7 tonne per hour (t h⁻¹) might be achieved. The specific electrical and thermal energy were 0.48 and 6.15 MJ kg⁻¹ water evaporated, respectively. On the other hand, the dryer capacity was found to be limited to 7.4 t h⁻¹ during drying paddy of higher initial mc (35% db). This approach might provide easy and comprehensive guidelines for selecting suitable sets of operating parameters for any industrial fluidized bed dryer at its possible maximum throughput capacity for drying of freshly harvested high moist paddy with a high level of impurities.     

Analysis of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) drying kinetics in various technologies of convective drying

The paper analyses the results of the research on drying a variety of giant pumpkin (Justynka – 957). The research involved drying kinetics of pumpkin as well as changes in the volume of 10 mm pumpkin cubes, dried at the temperature of 80 °C, using free (natural) convection and in the forced convection in the tunnel dryer, with the drying factor speed of 1.2 m s⁻¹ and in the fluid bed dryer. Drying kinetics of pumpkin pieces dried in the tunnel dryer, fluid bed dryer and during two-stage initial drying in the tunnel, and in the fluid bed dryer were examined. Measurements results were used to verify the theoretical models of drying kinetics of the first period taking volume shrinkage into consideration, and the second period of the examined processes.     

Effects of pretreatments and drying air temperature on drying behaviour of peach slice

In this study, the effect of pretreatments (potassium meta bisulphite and ascorbic acid) and drying air temperature (55 and 65 °C) on drying behaviour of peach slices were investigated. The peach slices were dried in a cross-flow tunnel dryer. Drying of peach occurred in falling rate period. Pretreated samples had higher drying rate. To select a suitable drying curve, six thin-layer drying models were fitted to the experimental data. The logarithmic model best described the drying behaviour of peach slices with high correlation coefficient values. The effective moisture diffusivity of treated samples was higher than the untreated samples.     

Dehydration of potato

Drying behaviour of potato in a natural convection, solar dryer was investigated. In drying experiments conducted at low air velocity, as found in the solar dryer, it was shown that air flow conditions are of critical importance for drying behaviour. As a result of the presence of extensive, external mass transport resistances in deep bed drying, the air flow behaviour of the bed was more important than the drying behaviour of the single pieces. Thus, for deep bed solar drying, 10x10 mm french cut potatoes dried faster than 5 mm slices. (This result was opposite to that found for drying in thin layers). Drying time was noted to increase less rapidly than bed depth increased, so overall dryer productivity increased with increasing bed depth, within the constraint that drying be completable in 1 day.     

喷动床在农产品干燥中的研究进展

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Single Layer Drying Characteristics of Half Fruit Tomato

Drying kinetics of half fruit tomatoes were investigated in a laboratory dryer at the temperature of 35–65°C and air velocity of 0.13–1.00 m/s. The optimum drying conditions in terms of drying rate, colour and growth of microorganisms were also identified. Drying rate and shrinkage increased significantly with the increase in air temperature. But the red colour (a?) decreased significantly with the increase in air temperature. Drying rate increased with the increase of air velocity up to 0.75 m/s. The optimum drying air conditions was the temperature 55°C and air velocity 0.75 m/s, when drying time, colour, ripeness and growth of microorganisms were considered. Microorganisms (molds and fungus) were grown at or below 40°C temperature and it could be prevented by sodium metabisulphite pretreatment. The experimental data were fitted to six different single layer drying models and Midilli-Kucuk-Yapar model was found the best to predict the moisture content.     

Drying of yellow pea starch on inert carriers: Drying kinetics,moisture diffusivity,and product quality

This study aimed at investigating the drying of yellow pea starch dispersions on inert solid carriers and determining the drying kinetics, moisture diffusivity and the product quality, quantified through damage index and final moisture content. Drying kinetics accomplished in a convective drying tunnel show that the overall mass transfer is controlled by internal migration of moisture within the starch particles. For a given inlet air temperature from 100 to 180 °C, the apparent diffusion coefficient derived from the drying curves increases exponentially with the instantaneous moisture content, with values ranging from 4 × 10⁻¹¹ to 3 × 10⁻⁸ m²/s. Due to low diffusivity and the thin coat formed on the surface of solid carriers, the resistance to internal diffusion is negligible as compared to the overall mass transfer resistance when drying of starch dispersions takes place on inert solid carriers. Drying of yellow pea starch dispersion on Teflon particles as inert carriers was studied in laboratory and pilot fast spouted bed dryer for inlet air temperatures from 140 to 240 °C, and initial solid content of 38%, mass (d.b.). The starch damage index for targeted product moisture content was below 2.5% in the inlet air temperature range from 120 to 210 °C, when atomizing from the bottom of dryer.     

Effects of velocity and temperature of air on the drying rate constants of apple cubes

Drying rate constants of apple cubes were calculated after performing experiments with a computer-controlled laboratory scale tunnel drier in 1·7–3·0 m/s air velocity and 78–94 °C air temperature ranges. There was only one falling rate period in the experiments with linearly decreasing air temperatures, but two consecutive falling rate periods were observed when air temperature was constant. Variation of the drying rate constants with temperature were described by an Arrhenius-type expression. The Arrhenius expression and drying rate constants of the falling rate period increased with air velocity. The second falling rate period was a diffusion-controlled process. It was confirmed by the experimental results that the velocity of air flow does not affect the drying rate constants in the second falling rate period. Within the range of the experiments, drying rate constants decreased with the initial particle size of the cubes, implying that the thickness effects suppressed the surface area effects.     

Development of phase change material assisted evacuated tube solar dryer: Investigation of thermal profile,drying characteristics,and functional properties of pumpkin slices

The present work aimed to develop a phase change material-assisted evacuated tube solar dryer (PCM-ETSD) and experiments were performed with and without PCM for drying pumpkin slices. Thermal performance, drying characteristics, and quality attributes were analyzed with and without PCM at different airflow rates: 34.64 kg/h, 51.96 kg/h, and 69.28 kg/h. The average temperature elevation between the ambient and drying chamber was achieved at 29.62 °C to 36.33 °C and 25.64 °C to 28.93 °C without and with PCM-assisted drying respectively. PCM-ETSD extended the drying period by 2 h and maintained the temperature ranges from 50.78 °C to 61.29 °C after sunshine hours. The PCM-ETSD reduced the moisture content of pumpkin slices by 4–5% and 8% more as compared to without PCM and sun drying respectively. Drying rate and effective moisture diffusivity are enhanced with the increase of airflow rate in the drying process and higher without PCM-assisted drying followed by PCM and sun drying. The total phenolic content and total flavonoid content are higher in PCM-assisted drying and continuously decreased with the increases in airflow rate in both drying processes. Antioxidant activity and total carotenoid content are higher in PCM-assisted drying. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of active functional groups and phenols in dried pumpkin. The inferior color changes were observed in PCM-assisted drying of pumpkin slices. The developed PCM-ETSD could be capable of drying other food commodities on a pilot scale after sunshine with retention of quality attributes.