期刊
PROCESSES
卷 9, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr9111900
关键词
air drying; impingement; texture; rehydration; optimization; modeling; fruit
资金
- CIMS Company (Sable-sur-Sarthe, France)
This study focuses on improving the drying process performance and final product quality of industrial equipment in the food industry. The design parameters of devices were optimized to enhance energy efficiency and produce high-quality dried products. The study found that the design jet parameters had minimal influence on the process performance but significant impact on the quality of the dried apple, particularly on the textural and functional properties.
This study deals with the improvement in drying process performances and the quality of the final product for industrial equipment in the food industry. Designers need to optimize the design parameters of devices to create synergies between the greater energy efficiency of the process and high-quality dried products. Air impingement drying was carried out on apple cylinders at 323 K and with air velocities ranging between 30 and 60 m s(-1). The studied drying process presents a particular setup of jets as they are multiple rectangular slot jets issued from triangular nozzles. The effect of four design jet parameters (slot width, nozzle-to-surface height, nozzle-to-nozzle spacing, and airflow) on the drying process performances and the quality of the final product was analyzed and optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). A minimal influence of design jet parameters on the process performances was shown, while an important impact was observed on the quality of dried apple. The slot width and the nozzle-to-nozzle spacing had a significant effect on the textural and functional properties. Predictive models were established and good agreements were found between predictive and observed values. Sorption isotherms were properly modeled by the Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) model.
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