EFFECT OF A TEMPERING PERIOD ON DRYING OF CARROT IN A VffiRO-FLUlDIZED BED |
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| Authors: | YK Pan H Wu ZY Li AS Mujumdar T Kudra |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering , Tianjin Institute of Light Industry , Tianjin, P.R, 300222, China;2. Chemical Engineering Department , McGill University , Montreal, Canada;3. CANMET, Energy Diversification Research Laboratory , Varennes, PQ, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Drying of diced carrot in a vibrofluidized bed was studied experimentally for various air temperatures, bed heights and size of the cubes. Effect of a tempering period that mav be implemented into ¦ drying cycle was examined with respect to drying kinetics and energy consumption. Although two stage drying with a tempering period increases the overall drying time, it shortens the drying time in a VFB dryer thus reduces energy consumption |
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| Keywords: | critical moisture content drying kinetics drying intensity tempering vegetables |
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