Horizontal centrifuge with screw conveyor (decanter): Optimization of oil/water levels and differential speed during olive oil extraction

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 561-572

  Altieri, Giuseppe ^a   Di Renzo, Giovanni Carlo ^a   Genovese, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decanter centrifuge; Feedback control; Olive oil extraction; Quality preservation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; OIL EXTRACTION; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; QUADRATIC INTERACTION; REGULATION CAPABILITY; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS; SEPARATION COEFFICIENTS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION; CENTRIFUGES; EFFICIENCY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; OLIVE OIL; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE FLOW; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREW CONVEYORS; SCREWS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84880353679     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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