Predicting the Moisture Ratio of a Hami Melon Drying Process Using Image Processing Technology [PDF]
For food drying, moisture content and shrinkage are vital in the drying process. This paper is concerned with the moisture ratio modeling and prediction issues of the Hami melon drying process.
Guanyu Zhu, G.S.V. Raghavan, Zhenfeng Li
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Estimating the Moisture Ratio Model of Cantaloupe Slices by Maximum Likelihood Principle-Based Algorithms [PDF]
As an agricultural plant, the cantaloupe contains rich nutrition and high moisture content. In this paper, the estimation problem of the moisture ratio model during a cantaloupe microwave drying process was considered.
Guanyu Zhu +2 more
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Influence of moisture content on pressure ratio of rape seeds [PDF]
The pressure ratio of rape seeds was determined for four levels of moisture content in a model silo. The silo was 0.6 m in diameter and 0.6 m high. Ratio of horizontal to vertical pressure and distributions of local horizontal to vertical pressure along ...
R. Rusinek, J. Łukaszuk
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Effect of Infrared Drying on Drying Kinetics and Color Changes of Wild Sage Seed Mucilage [PDF]
In this study, the effects of infrared (IR) dryer system parameters such as IR power, the distance of mucilage from lamp surface, mucilage thickness on drying kinetics and, color indexes (L*, a*, b* and ΔE) of wild sage seed mucilage (WSSM) were ...
Gh Amini, F Salehi, M Rasouli
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A Grey Wolf Optimizer-based Fractional Calculus in Studies on Solar Drying [PDF]
In this novel article, a comparative study has been conducted between analytical and fractional solution of Fick’s first- and second-order of diffusion to model the solar drying process of different products and dryers under different operating ...
Mahdad Abdelkader +4 more
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In this study, grape juice was concentrated through a microwave vacuum-assisted technique. The concentrate was prepared at different powers (30, 50, 80 W) and vacuum pressures (35, 50, 70 kPa) for different time intervals to optimize the processing ...
Abdul Hameed +8 more
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Thin layer drying characteristics of alligator pepper, ginger and turmeric
The delightful pungency, aromatic compounds and phytochemicals in some spices make them indispensable in local food systems and native medicine, hence, driving a robust market in many parts of the world.
Adebayo Olasunkanmi Salau +3 more
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Previous research has shown that the accumulated temperature can describe drying processes as well as crop growth. To describe the mass and heat transfer processes in the rice drying process more accurately, a mathematical model of rice drying was ...
Yi Jin +3 more
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Comparison of specific energy and efficiency of solar dryer under the influence of collector type and investigation of some characteristics of dried tomatoes [PDF]
Introduction: Drying of agricultural products is one of the main ways to prevent product spoilage. There are several methods to dry agricultural products, including direct sunlight, hot, sunny weather, microwave, vacuum, and freezer which use different ...
Hadi Samimi Akhijahani
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Investigating Drying of Rice Paddy Using a Continuous Band Microwave Dryer [PDF]
In recent years, application of microwave dryer is expanding to speed up drying the agricultural products. Therefore, in this research a continuous band microwave dryer was fabricated and evaluated for drying paddy grains.
Hassan Jafari +2 more
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