Simulation and optimization of semicontinuous industrial tunnel dryers for fruits

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-436

  Caceres Huambo B N ^a   Menegalli, F C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fruits; Optimization; Semicontinuous; Simulation; Tunnel dryer

Indexed keywords

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLOW SIMULATION; FRUITS; KETONES; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; THERMOANALYSIS; TUNNELS;

ASCORBIC ACIDS; COUNTER CURRENTS; CYCLE TIME; DRYING RATE EQUATIONS; ENERGY INPUTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FORTRAN 90; FRESH AIRS; GAS-PHASE; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES; MASS TRANSFER RATES; RECIRCULATION RATIOS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELS; SEMICONTINUOUS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATIONS; SIMULATION PROGRAMS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TUNNEL DRYER;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61849184803     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802683559     Document Type: Article

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