A nonlinear predictive control technique is developed to determine the optimal drying profile for a drying process. A complete nonlinear model of the baker's yeast drying process is used for predicting the future control actions. To minimize the difference between the model predictions and the desired trajectory throughout finite horizon, an objective function is described. The optimization pro...

Foam-mat drying is an alternative method which enables the removal of water from high-sugar content juices and purees that are difficult to dry. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different foam-mat drying methods on some physical properties and aroma of apple puree powder. Apple puree was foamed with the addition of foaming agents. Foamed puree was dried as a layer using di...

Spirals as internals are utilized to reduce the axial mixing of solids in fluidized beds, by routing the solids flow in a predetermined route or by localizing the solids mixing. The drying kinetics of continuous fluidized bed with and without internals has been compared and modeled using batch drying kinetics and residence time distribution analysis. The batch drying experiments were conducted ...

Global waste production has raised recently due to numerous agricultural and industrial activities. Among other actions devoted to waste reduction, revaluation seems to be the most advantageous one from an environmental and economic point of view. In the olive oil sector, by-product management (namely olive pomace, olive mill wastewater, and sludge residue) poses serious problems for companies,...

The extraction of liquid or moist biological materials almost invariably involves preliminary drying of the sample. This is usually accomplished by heating the finely divided specimen on a steam bath or in a drying oven at 1055110’. The length of time necessary for complete dehydration depends upon the surface exposed, the temperature of drying, and the circulation of air above the material. On...

Natural drying of fuel wood is a feasible option to increase resource efficiency in biomass based energy supply. Meteorological data based drying models are the state-of-the-art to monitor the drying progress. The continuous weighing approach is used to gain data for developing these models. The aim of this study was to investigate the drying performance of oak (Quercus L.) logs stored in piles...

the aim of this study was to determine the formulation of silver carp fish cracker and checking qualitative changes of cracker in the four time intervals (0, 30, 60 and 90 days), during storage at room temperature. treatments consisted of dried cracker (drying time 2 hours), cracker were fried (drying time 1 hour) and the final treatment was drought cracker that fried at the end of each period....

important parameters on apple drying process are investigated experimentally and modeled employing artificial neural network and neuro-taguchi's method. experimental results show that the apple drying curve stands in the falling rate period of drying. temperature is the most important parameter that has a more pronounced effect on drying rate than the other two parameters i.e. air velocity and ...

Optimization of the cereals drying operation requires a model containing the operating variables for dryers. Modeling of grain dryer is still uncertain since the drying process is unpredictable and relies on empirical parameters. The paper present the main mathematical models proposed in the last years for describing the drying phenomena. The main objective is to develop a model that would desc...

A new type of freeze-drying microscope based upon time-domain optical coherence tomography is presented here (OCT-FDM). The microscope allows for real-time, in situ 3D imaging of pharmaceutical formulations in vials relevant for manufacturing processes with a lateral resolution of <7 μm and an axial resolution of <5 μm. Correlation of volumetric structural imaging with product temperature measu...