In this paper, the modelling and control of the moisture content of the particles in a batch Fluidised bed dryer are studied. First, a lumped mechanistic model is developed to describe the heat and mass transfer between solid, gas and bubble phases and experimental validation shows that the model can be used to predict the particle moisture content and temperature profiles during the drying pro...

The manufacture of egg yolk powder by spray drying requires regular cleaning in order to remove fouling deposits and prevent microbiological growth on the pasteurisation heat exchanger dryer. A life cycle assessment (LCA) study a typical manufacturing plant, using literature data, indicated that breaking, storage steps were major contributors plant’s environmental impacts rather than cleaning-i...

An innovative approach based on superconcentration and granulation was investigated to manufacture dairy ingredients at lab-scale. A wet mass characterization technique, which measured agitator current consumption, developed study cohesiveness of super-concentrated products various dry matter (DM) contents. For all ingredients, a composition-dependent cohesive phase observed as DM increased, ty...