Optimization of the antioxidant capacity of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) extracts: Management of the convective drying process assisted by power ultrasound

2013 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Rodriguez ◽  
E.C. Melo ◽  
A. Mulet ◽  
J. Bon
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Thymus Vulgaris ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Power Ultrasound

Intensification of the convective drying process of Salvia officinalis: Modeling and optimization

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 382-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monia Jebri ◽  
José Tarrazó ◽  
José Bon ◽  
Hélène Desmorieux ◽  
Mehrez Romdhane
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Salvia Officinalis ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Air Temperatures

The current study deals with an innovation in the hot air convective drying process consisting of the application of two consecutive drying steps. Temperatures ranging between 60 and 80 ℃ for times between 200 and 600 s were applied for the first stage, and from 40 to 80 ℃ for the second stage. Salvia officinalis, an aromatic, medicinal Mediterranean plant with remarkable antioxidant properties, was selected for this study. A management of the process regarding the antioxidant capacity of S. officinalis extracts and energy consumption was carried out: (i) artificial neural networks were applied to model the evolution of the antioxidant capacity and moisture content of the product in the drying process; (ii) a genetic algorithm and a multiobjective genetic algorithm were selected to optimize the drying process, considering the antioxidant capacity and/or the energy consumption in the objective function. The results showed that the optimum values depended, logically, on the controllable variables values (hot air temperatures and drying times), but also on the uncontrollable variable values (room air temperature and relative humidity and the product’s initial mass and moisture content).

Convective drying of lemon peel assisted by power ultrasound: influence of ultrasonic power applied

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Mulet ◽  
Juan A. Cárcel ◽  
Susana De la Fuente-Blanco ◽  
Enrique Riera-Franco de Sarabia ◽  
José V. García-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Convective Drying ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Power Ultrasound ◽  
Lemon Peel

Quality Assessment and Mathematical Modeling of Hot-Air Convective Drying of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) Fruit

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña ◽  
Nelson O. Moraga ◽  
Vilbett Briones-Labarca ◽  
Pablo Pacheco-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Time Function ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Diospyros Kaki ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Temperature Function ◽  
Persimmon Fruit ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract The influence of drying on the color, porosity, shrinkage and moisture of persimmon fruit during convective drying was determined by computer vision. The experiments were performed with persimmon fruit that were cut into slab 20 × 20 mm, which were arranged into a bigger slab, 60 × 60 mm. Drying process was carried out at 60 °C. Noticeable changes in quality parameters (color, porosity and shrinkage) could be observed during the drying process, where the central region of the sample evidenced less changes. Persimmon’s physical properties were experimentally obtained as the temperature function and heat and mass convective coefficients were adjusted as a time function. A numerical simulation using the Finite Volume Method allowed to describe the evolution of temperature and moisture content distributions during drying. The numerical and experimental results of temperature and moisture during persimmon drying were found to be in a good agreement.

Thermodynamic Theory of Convective Drying Process of Porous Media

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
You-Rong Li ◽  
Dan-Ling Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Internal Heat Source ◽  
Thermodynamic Theory ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Internal Mass ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Mass Source

Based on non-equilibrium thermodynamic theory and combined with the conservation laws, a comprehensive theoretical model was established to describe heat and mass transfer during convective drying process, and numerical calculation was performed. The results show that: (a) the external convective heat and mass transfer may be treated as the conductive heat transfer with internal heat source and the molecular mass diffusion with internal mass source, respectively, and the ability of heat and mass transfer mainly depends on the strength of the heat source and mass source; the higher the temperature of the drying media, the lower the strength of the internal heat source, but the higher that of the internal mass sources; (b) the evaporation of internal water takes place inside the whole material, and the molecular mass diffusion of the internal vapor is in the direction of decreasing mass transfer potential, not along the decreasing partial pressure of vapor.

scholarly journals 3D simulation on convective drying process for cylindrical tea particle using CFD software to analyze the heat and mass transfer phenomena

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eflita Yohana ◽  
Nazaruddin Sinaga ◽  
Haryo Pachusadewo ◽  
M. Irfan Nugraha ◽  
M. Endy Yulianto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
3D Simulation ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Drying Process

scholarly journals BIOFUELS DRYING PROCESS EFFICIENCY RESEARCH / BIOKURO DŽIOVINIMO PROCESO EFEKTYVUMO TYRIMAI

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 609-614
Author(s):  
Osvaldas Šlepikas ◽  
Audrius Čereška
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Wood Pellets ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Special Stand ◽  
Experimental Rig

The paper deals with biofuel drying process efficiency opportunities.Research was carried out with a special stand and performingexperiments. Experimental rig consists of an ultrasonic generator,ultrasonic transducer, a drying chamber and the humidity,temperature gauge. Tests were used for wood pellets. During theexperiment, they were irrigated with water, dried with hot air andadditionally exposed to different frequency ultrasonic vibrations.The tests results have showed that the convective drying processis combined with the ultrasonic vibrations, the drying time isreduced, which means a positive impact on the ultrasonic process.Studies have confirmed that the effectiveness of convectivedrying method combined with operating ultrasonic vibrationsincreases. Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos biokuro džiovinimo proceso efektyvumo didinimo galimybės. Tyrimams atlikti sukurtas specialus stendas ir sudaryta eksperimento atlikimo metodika. Eksperimentinį stendą sudaro ultragarsinis generatorius, ultragarsinis keitiklis, džiovinimo kamera ir drėgmės, temperatūros matuokliai. Buvo tiriamos medžio granulės. Eksperimento metu jos buvo drėkinamos vandeniu, džiovinamos karštu oru ir papildomai veikiamos skirtingo dažnio ultragarsiniais virpesiais. Atlikus bandymus, rezultatai parodė, kad, veikiant konvekcinio džiovinimo procesą ultragarsiniais virpesiais, džiovinimo laikas sutrumpėja. Tai reiškia teigiamą ultragarso poveikį procesui. Tyrimais patvirtintas konvekcinio džiovinimo metodo efektyvumo, papildomai veikiant ultragarsiniais virpesiais, padidėjimas.

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