Mathematical modeling of sun and solar drying of chilli pepper

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2139-2145

  Tunde Akintunde, T Y ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chilli pepper; Solar drying; Sun drying; Thin layer drying models

Indexed keywords

CHILLI PEPPER; DRYING BEHAVIOR; DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; DRYING EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FALLING-RATE PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OSMOTIC SOLUTIONS; PAGE MODELS; SOLAR DRYING; SUN DRYING; THIN LAYER DRYING;

DRYING; SOLAR DRYERS;

CURING;

BIOMASS POWER; DATA SET; FRUIT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSMOSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 79952450703     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Marinelli J., Stephen K.M.T. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden gardeners desk reference 1998, Henry Holt and Co, New York.
2. Doymaz I., Pala M. Hot air drying characteristics of red pepper. Journal of Food Engineering 2002, 55:331-335.
3. Kaleemullah S., Kailappan R. Moisture sorption isotherms of red chillies. Biosystems Engineering 2004, 88(1):95-104.
4. Mangaraj S., Singh A., Samuel D.V.K., Singhal O.P. Comparative performance evaluation of different drying methods for chillies. Journal of Food Science and Technology 2001, 38(3):296-299.
5. Hossain M.A., Bala B.K. Drying of hot chilli using solar tunnel drier. Solar Energy 2007, 81:85-92.
6. Dhanegopal M.S., Shashidhara S.D., Kulakarni G.N. Studies on drying characteristics of chillies. Journal of Agricultural Engineering 2001, 25(3):72-75.
7. Basunia M.A., Abe T. Thin-layer solar drying characteristics of rough rice under natural convection. Journal of Food Engineering 2001, 47:295-301.
8. El-Beltagy A., Gamea G.R., Amer Essa A.H. Solar drying characteristics of strawberry. Journal of Food Engineering 2007, 78:456-464.
9. Sacilik K., Keskin R., Elicin A.K. Mathematical modelling of solar tunnel drying of thin layer organic tomato. Journal of Food Engineering 2006, 73:231-238.
10. Hossain M.A., Woods J.L., Bala B.K. Optimisation of solar tunnel drier for drying of chilli without color loss. Renewable Energy 2005, 30:729-742.
11. Saleh A., Badran I. Modeling and experimental studies on a domestic solar dryer. Renewable Energy 2009, 34:2239-2245.
12. Tharrington E.D., Kendall P.A., Sofos J.N. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during storage or drying of apple slices pretreated with acidic solutions. International Journal of Food Microbiology 2005, 99:79-89.
13. Roberts T, Cox R. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication No 348-597. 1999. http://www.dryingfruitsandvegetables.htm.
14. Piga A., Pinna I., Ozer K.B., Agabbio M., Aksoy U. Hot air dehydration of figs (Ficus carica L.): drying kinetics and quality loss. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2004, 39:793-799.
15. Gbaha P., Yobouet Andoh H., Kouassi Saraka J., Kamenan Koua B., Toure S. Experimental investigation of a solar dryer with natural convective heat flow. Renewable Energy 2007, 32:1817-1829.
16. Madhlopa A., Jones S.A., Kalenga S.J.D. A solar air heater with composite- absorber systems for food dehydration. Renewable Energy 2002, 27:27-37.
17. Roberts M., Singh R.P., Cunba L.M. Osmotic-convective dehydrofreezing process for drying kiwi fruit. Journal of Food Science 2000, 62(5):1039-1042.
18. Tunde-Akintunde T.Y., Afolabi T.J., Akintunde B.O. Influence of drying methods on drying of bell-pepper (Capiscum annuum). Journal of Food Engineering 2005, 68(4):439-442.
19. Crank J. The mathematics of diffusion 1975, Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK. 2nd ed.
20. Henderson S.M., Pabis S. Grain drying theory. II. Temperature effects on drying coefficients. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 1961, 6:169-174.
21. Akpinar A.K., Bicer Y. Mathematical modelling of thin layer drying process of long green pepper in solar dryer and under open sun. Energy Conversion and Management 2008, 49:1367-1375.
22. Singh S., Sharma R., Bawa A.S., Saxena D.C. Drying and rehydration characteristics of water chestnut (Trapa natans) as a function of drying air temperature. Journal of Food Engineering 2008, 87:213-221.
23. Togrul I.T., Pehlivan D. Mathematical modeling of solar drying of apricots in thin layers. Journal of Food Engineering 2002, 55:209-216.
24. Lopez A., Iguaz A., Esnoz A., Virsed P. Thin-layer drying behaviour of vegetable wastes from wholesale market. Drying Technology 2000, 18:995-1006.
25. Kingsly R.P., Goyal R.K., Manikantan M.R., Ilyas S.M. Effects of pretreatments and drying air temperature on drying behaviour of peach slice. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2005, 42:65-69.
26. Prasad J., Vijay V.K. Experimental studies on drying of Zingiber officinale, Curcuma longa l. and Tinospora cordifolia in solar-biomass hybrid drier. Renewable Energy 2005, 30:2097-2109.
27. Doymaz I. Pretreatment effect on sun drying of mulberry fruits (Morus alba L.). Journal of Food Engineering 2004, 65:205-209.
28. Ozdemir M., Devres Y.O. The thin layer drying characteristics of hazelnuts during roasting. Journal of Food Engineering 1999, 42:225-233.
29. Akanbi C.T., Adeyemi R.S., Ojo A. Drying characteristics and sorption isotherm of tomato slices. Journal of Food Engineering 2006, 73:141-146.
30. Doymaz I. Drying behaviour of green beans. Journal of Food Engineering 2005, 69:161-165.