Drying characteristics of banana: Theoretical modelling and experimental validation

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-45

  Karim, Md Azharul ^a   Hawlader, M N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drying; Experiments; Mathematical model; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; EXPERIMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE;

BANANA; FRUIT DRYERS; HUMIDITY RATIO; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION;

FRUITS;

DRYING; FRUITS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE;

EID: 15844391312     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. ASAE standard S448 (1993). Thin-layer drying of agricultural crops. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085
2. M. Balaban, and G.M. Pogott Mathematical model of simultaneous heat and mass transfer in food with dimensional changes and variable transport parameters Journal of Food Science 53 1988 935 939
3. R.G. Bowrey, K.A. Buckle, I. Hamey, and P. Pavenayotin Use of solar energy for banana drying Food Technology in Australia 32 6 1980 290 291
4. O.R. Clara, C. Suarez, and P.E. Viollaz Drying simulation of a solid slab with three dimensional shrinkage Drying Technoloy 13 1-2 1995 371 393
5. J. Crank The mathematics of diffusion 1975 Clarendon Press Oxford, UK
6. R. Dandamrongrak, G. Young, and R. Mason Evaluation of various pre-treatments for the dehydration of banana and selection of suitable drying models Journal of Food Engineering 55 2002 139 146
7. D. Demirel, and M. Turhan Air-drying behavior of Dwarf Cavendish and Gros Michel banana slices Journal of Food Engineering 59 2003 1 11
8. H. Desmorieux, and C. Moyne Analysis of dryer performance for tropical foodstuffs using the characteristic drying curve concept A.S. Mujumder Drying'92 1992 834 843
9. A.E. Drouzas, and H. Schubert Microwave application in vacuum drying of fruits Journal of Food Engineering 28 1996 203 209
10. Fish, B. P. (1958). Diffusion and thermodynamics of water in potato starch gel. In Fundamental aspects of the dehydration of foodstuff (pp. 143-157). London: Society of Chemical Industry
11. Fortes, M., & Okos, M. R. (1980). Drying theories: Their bases and limitations as applied to foods and grains. In A. S. Mujumder (Ed.), Advances in drying (Vol. 1, pp. 119-154). Washington, DC: Hemisphere
12. V. Gekas, and I. Lamberg Determination of diffusion coefficients in volume changing systems - application in the case of potato drying Journal of Food Engineering 14 1991 317 326
13. V. Gekas, Y. Motarjemi, I. Lamberg, and B. Hallstrom Evaluation of diffusion coefficients in a shrinking system S. Bruin Preconcentration and drying of food materials 1988 Elsevier Amsterdam
14. T.Z. Harmathy Simultaneous moisture and heat transfer in porous systems with particular reference to drying Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals 8 1969 92 103
15. M.N.A. Hawlader, M.S. Uddin, J.C. Ho, and A.B.W. Teng Drying characteristics of tomatoes Journal of Food Engineering 14 1991 259 268
16. J.P. Holman Heat transfer 1990 McGraw-Hill New York
17. K.S. Jayaraman, and D.K. Gupta Drying of fruits and vegetables: Handbook of industrial drying 1995 Marcel Dekker New York pp. 643-690
18. W. Jomma, and J.R. Puiggali Drying of shrinkage materials: modeling with shrinkage velocity Drying Technology 9 5 1991 1271 1293
19. Karim, M. A. (1999). Development of efficient solar assisted dryer for tropical fruits. M. Eng. Thesis, National University of Singapore
20. N. Kechaou, and M. Maalej Desorption isotherms of imported banana. Application of the GAB theory Drying Technology 17 1999 1201 1213
21. C.T. Kiranouidis, E. Tsami, Z.B. Maroulis, and D. Marinos-Kouris Drying kinetics of some fruits Drying Technology 15 5 1997 1399 1418
22. M.K. Krokida, and Z.B. Maroulis Effect of drying method on shrinkage and porosity Drying Technology 15 10 1997 2441 2458
23. A.G.B. Lima, M.R. Queiroz, and S.A. Nebra Simultaneous moisture transport and shrinkage during drying solids with ellipsoidal configuration Chemical Engineering Journal 86 2002 83 85
24. A.V. Luikov Systems of differential equations of heat and mass transfer in capillary-porous bodies (review) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 18 1975 1 14
25. P.S. Madamba, R.H. Driscoll, and K.A. Buckle The thin layer drying characteristics of garlic slices Journal of Food Engineering 29 1996 75 97
26. M. Maskan Microwave/air and microwave finish drying of banana Journal of Food Engineering 44 2000 71 78
27. M.A. Mauro, and F.C. Menegalli Evaluation of diffusion coefficients in osmotic concentration of bananas (Mus Casvendish Lambert) International Journal of Food Science and Technology 30 1995 199 213
28. M.D. Mikhailov Exact solution of temperature and moisture distribution in a porous half-space with moving evaporation front International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 18 1975 797 804
29. A.F. Mills Basic heat and mass transfer 1995 Irwin Massachusetts
30. N.N. Mohaimen Thermal properties of food and agricultural products 1980 G&B Publication New York
31. A.S. Mujumdar Mujumder's practical guide to industrial drying: Principles, equipment and new developments 2000 Exergex Corp Montreal, Canada
32. A. Mulet, A. Berna, M. Borras, and F. Pinaga Effect of air flow rate on carrot drying Drying Technology 5 2 1987 245 258
33. M.N. Özisik Heat transfer: A basic approach 1985 McGraw-Hill New York
34. S. Prasertsan, and P. Saen-sabv Heat pump drying of agricultural materials Drying Technology 16 1-2 1998 235 250
35. Qing, Z. (1997). A mathematical model for drying of products undergoing shrinkage. M. Eng. Thesis, National University of Singapore
36. Queiroz, M. R., & Nebra, S. A. (1996). Theoretical and experimental analysis of the drying kinetics of bananas. In Proceedings of the 10th international drying symposium (IDS'96), Part B (pp. 1045-1052)
37. M.R. Queiroz, and S.A. Nebra Theoretical and experimental analysis of the drying kinetics of bananas Journal of Food Engineering 47 2001 127 132
38. N.K. Rastogi, K.S.M.S. Raghavarao, and K. Niranjan Mass transfer during osmotic dehydration of banana: Fickian diffusion in cylindrical configuration Journal of Food Engineering 31 1997 423 432
39. T.L. Rossen, and K. Hayakawa Simultaneous heat and mass transfer in dehydrated food: a review of theoretical models AICHE Symposium V73 163 1977 71 86
40. P. Schirmer, S. Janjai, A. Esper, R. Smitabhindu, and W. Muhhlbauer Experimental investigation of the performance of the solar tunnel drying of bananas Renewable Energy 7 2 1996 119 129
41. V.E. Sweat, and C.G. Haugh A thermal conductivity probe for small food samples Transactions of ASME 17 1 1974 56 58
42. Szentgyorgyi, S., & Molnar, K. (1978). Calculation of drying parameters for the penetrating evaporation front. In A. S. Mujumdar (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1st international symposium on drying (pp. 92-99). Princeton, NJ: Science Press
43. A. Talla, J.R. Puiggali, W. Jomaa, and Y. Jannot Shrinkage and density evolution during drying of tropical fruits: application to banana Journal of Food Engineering 64 2004 103 109
44. I. Turner, and A.S. Mujumdar Mathematical modelling and numerical techniques in drying technology 1997 Marcel Dekker New York
45. D.A. Van Meel Adiabatic convection batch drying with recirculating air Chemical Engineering Science 9 1958 36 44