scholarly journals Grape Dryer Using Infrared Radiation : An Experimental Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 18-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshi Snehal Santosh ◽  
Joshi Santosh Vishnu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Infrared Radiation ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Floor Space ◽  
Natural Drying

Preserving fruits by drying is an important operation continued from prehistoric period. Infrared radiation can be used for grape drying purpose. It is unique process and distinctly different from conventional or natural drying. The infrared radiations accelerate drying process with a better control to achieve uniform drying, reduced drying time and ultimately improved product quality. Besides, it requires less floor space and compact system are the additional advantages. In this paper existing natural grape drying process is modified with suitable enclosure containing IR radiators and allied system. Appropriate sensors are used to measure parameters like humidity, temperature and weight of sample. Experimental analysis done with the help of dryer proves the uniform drying of the grapes with the help of infrared radiation. The original color of grapes is better conserved as the drying takes place at low temperature. The drying time is reduced to a significant level as compared to natural drying process.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfstn.v8i0.11722 J. Food Sci. Technol. Nepal, Vol. 8 (18-22), 2013

scholarly journals Prospects for optimizing the drying process of Virginia 202 tobacco leaves

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
E. Е. Ulyanchenko ◽  
N. N. Vinevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Physical Method ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Apply Physical ◽  
Natural Drying

Cultivation and use of Virginia 202 broadleaf skeletal variety for the production of smoking tobacco has broad prospects. Problems of post-harvest processing of large leaves with a massive midrib consist in high energy costs with an artificial drying method or the provision of facilities for long-term natural drying. The aim of the research is to apply physical method of cutting the leaf midrib to intensify drying and to determine the effect of this technique on the quality indicators of raw materials. It has been found that the technique of cutting the midrib on the Virginia 202 variety contributes to a significant optimization of the drying process without reducing the quality of raw materials. The drying time of leaves with the combined method is reduced by 2,8 times, with the natural method – by 2,3 times, and the quality indicators of raw materials improve. Commercial quality is characterized by the yield of 1 commercial grade, for combined drying the yield of 1 grade has increased in comparison with the control sample by 27% and amounted to 86,5%, with natural drying – the increase in yield is 4%. Cutting the midrib increases the fiber yield by 3–5% and contributes to an increase in the volumetric-elastic properties of the fiber, providing an economical consumption of raw materials for the production of smoking articles, the consumption is 676,8–753,8 g/1000 pcs. The gustatory quality improves, raw materials with a cut midrib have optimal values of the ratio of carbohydrate-protein balance in the range of 1,08–1,5, the strength is preserved due to the lower consumption of nicotine during the shorter drying period, in comparison with drying the leaf without cutting the midrib. Cutting the midrib in Virginia 202 is cost effective.

scholarly journals Ultrasound assisted low temperature drying of food materials

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. T. Sabarez ◽  
S. Keuhbauch ◽  
K. Knoerzer
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Lower Energy ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Indirect Transmission ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted ◽  
Improved Design ◽  
Low Temperature Drying

An ultrasonic design based on the indirect transmission of ultrasonic energy from the ultrasound emitter through to the material to be dried was investigated to assist in low temperature drying of food materials. The application of the improved design tested in this work was found to enhance the low temperature drying by shortening the overall drying time of up to 45% (i.e., lower energy consumption and may enable better retention of product quality). This offers a promising approach towards a better applicability of ultrasound in industrial operation, since no direct contact between the sample and the ultrasonic emitter is needed. Keywords: ultrasound; drying; low temperature; drying intensification 

scholarly journals Enhancement of Energy Efficiency and Food Product Quality Using Adsorption Dryer with Zeolite

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh Djaeni ◽  
S.B. Sasongko ◽  
A.J.B. Van Boxtel
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Drying Methods ◽  
Basic Operation ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Medium Temperature ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Speed Up

Drying is a basic operation in wood, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Currently, several drying methods are often not efficient in terms of energy consumption (energy efficiency of 20-60%) and have an impact on product quality degradation due to the introduction of operational temperature upper 80oC. This work discusses the development of adsorption drying with zeolite to improve the energy efficiency as well as product quality. In this process, air as drying medium is dehumidified by zeolite. As a result humidity of air can be reduced up to 0.1 ppm. So, for heat sensitive products, the drying process can be performed in low or medium temperature with high driving force. The study has been conducted in three steps: designing the dryer, performing laboratory scale equipment (tray, spray, and fluidised bed dryers with zeolite), and evaluating the dryer performance based on energy efficiency and product quality. Results showed that the energy efficiency of drying process is 15-20% higher than that of conventional dryer. In additon, the dryer can speed up drying time as well as retaining product quality.

scholarly journals РАЗРАБОТКА И ИСПЫТАНИЕ СОЛНЕЧНОЙ УСТАНОВКИ С ПОЛИКАРБОНАТНЫМ ПОКРЫТИЕМ ДЛЯ СУШКИ ПРОДУКТОВ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА

World Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketevan Archvadze ◽  
Ilia Chachava ◽  
Ketevan Papava ◽  
Nanuli Khotenashvili ◽  
Riva Liparteliani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Laboratory Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Drying System ◽  
Natural Drying

The proposed solar drying system significantly reduces the drying time and improves the quality of the product, including the preservation of vitamins. When drying rosehip, a laboratory analysis for vitamin "C" showed that 28% of this vitamin is destroyed during natural drying, and 17% when using a solar dryer.The drying speed increases by 2.5 - 4 times compared to traditional outdoor drying.In the proposed installation, you can dry different agricultural products, you can change the coating of the solar drying unit. In S/D, the air temperature is higher than in the environment from about 13 to 32 degrees Celsius, depending on weather conditions.The drying process in the S/D apparatus allows you to ensure the purity of the products. S/D is covered and during the drying process the product is not contaminated with dust and rain, by influence of dew, is not damaged by birds, insects or wasps.This device is convenient for transportation, during the day it can be moved and rotated to align to the sun.The proposed solar dryer is easy to manufacture and can be widely used in large and small farms, private and subsidiary farms.

scholarly journals The Effect of Drying Temperature on Nitrogen Loss and Pathogen Removal in Laying Hen Manure

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 403
Author(s):  
Xuanyang Li ◽  
Baoming Li ◽  
Qin Tong
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Laying Hen ◽  
Ammonia Emission ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
N Content ◽  
Drying Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature Drying

Exhaust air from the poultry houses or ambient hot air are normally utilized to dry the laying hen manure extensively in the summer in China. The drying process can not only reduce the moisture of lay hen manure but can also have a degerming effect. However, the ammonia emission is considered as one of the major issues of laying hen manure drying and air pollution scouse. Then, it is not clear that whether the ammonia emission increased using the hot ambient air to dry laying hen manure in summer and whether increasing the temperature can inactivate more bacteria during low temperature drying process. Therefore, the main works of this study were to investigate the evolution of ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N) content, organic nitrogen (Org-N) content, and total bacteria count vs. time during the low-temperature drying process of laying hen manure at different drying temperatures. The results showed that increasing drying temperature can reduce the energy consumption of the manure drying system, but can increase the loss of NH4-N. The Org-N content among the three drying temperatures within same drying time was not significantly different (p > 0.05), which suggested that increasing the temperature did not accelerate the degradation of Org-N during low-temperature drying process. Low-temperature drying had weak destruction of bacteria in laying hen manure and the end dried manure still had a great number of bacteria.

scholarly journals An Experimental Study of Vegetable Solar Drying Systems with and without Auxiliary Heat

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Jabbar N. Khalifa ◽  
Amer M. Al-Dabagh ◽  
W. M. Al-Mehemdi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Exponential Equations ◽  
Drying System ◽  
Auxiliary Heater ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
Drying Chamber ◽  
Natural Drying

An experimental study is conducted to investigate the performance of a solely solar drying system and a system equipped with an auxiliary heater as a supplement to the solar heat. The performances of both are compared to that of natural drying. Beans and peas are dehydrated in a system that consists of two flat plate collectors, a blower, and a drying chamber. Tests with four different airflow rates, namely, 0.0383, 0.05104, 0.0638, and 0.07655 m3/s are conducted. It was found that the drying time was reduced from 56 hours for natural drying to 12–14 hours for solar drying and to 8-9 hours for mixed (solar and auxiliary) drying. The efficiency of the mixed drying system was found to increase by 25% to 40% compared to the solely solar drying. A best fit to the experimental data of peas and beans was obtained by six exponential equations for the various systems with a correlation coefficient in the range 0.933 and 0.997.

NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF TRANSIENT THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRONIC INFRARED RADIATION CONTROL MODULE

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (17) ◽  
pp. 1721-1736
Author(s):  
Kaiqiang Hou ◽  
Xiaolong Weng ◽  
Wei Luo ◽  
Le Yuan ◽  
Wei Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Behavior ◽  
Infrared Radiation ◽  
Control Module ◽  
Radiation Control ◽  
Transient Thermal

CATFISH DRYING (Clarias Batraclus) USING ‘TEKO BERSAYAP’ SOLAR DRYER

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Yuwana Yuwana
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Drying Rate ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Ambient Relative Humidity ◽  
Solar Dryer

Experiment on catfish drying employing ‘Teko Bersayap’ solar dryer was conducted. The result of the experiment indicated that the dryer was able to increase ambient temperature up to 44% and decrease ambient relative humidity up to 103%. Fish drying process followed equations : KAu = 74,94 e-0,03t for unsplitted fish and KAb = 79,25 e-0,09t for splitted fish, where KAu = moisture content of unsplitted fish (%), KAb = moisture content of splitted fish (%), t = drying time. Drying of unsplitted fish finished in 43.995 hours while drying of split fish completed in 15.29 hours. Splitting the fish increased 2,877 times drying rate.

Influencia de las condiciones de secado solar en la coloración de plantas medicinales

2019 ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Margarita Castillo-Téllez ◽  
Beatriz Castillo-Téllez ◽  
Juan Carlos Ovando-Sierra ◽  
Luz María Hernández-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Color Change ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Scientific Medicine ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Bacterial Proliferation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Very High

For millennia, humans have used hundreds of medicinal plants to treat diseases. Currently, many species with important characteristics are known to alleviate a wide range of health problems, mainly in rural areas, where the use of these resources is very high, even replacing scientific medicine almost completely. This paper presents the dehydration of medicinal plants that are grown in the State of Campeche through direct and indirect solar technologies in order to evaluate the influence of air flow and temperature on the color of the final product through the L* a* scale. b*, analyzing the activity of water and humidity during the drying process. The experimental results showed that the direct solar dryer with forced convection presents a little significant color change in a drying time of 400 min on average, guaranteeing the null bacterial proliferation and reaching a final humidity between 9 % and 11 %.

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