Publication detail

Mathematical modeling of drying processes of selected fruits and vegetables

REPPICH, M. JEGLA, Z. GRONDINGER, J. AZOUMA, Y. TUREK, V.

English title

Mathematical modeling of drying processes of selected fruits and vegetables

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

en

Original abstract

This study investigates the behavior of fruit and vegetable samples during drying. The experimental data are fitted to several different thin-layer drying models. Regression analysis is used to determine model parameters, while statistical indicators serve to evaluate the goodness of fit. The power function model gives the best fit for all examined samples. Based on this model, different drying and heat storage technologies can be combined to ensure that the required residual moisture content of an agricultural product is reached. It is demonstrated on the case of a specific Togolese processing plant that under favorable conditions, fossil fuel consumption can be decreased by 33 %.

English abstract

This study investigates the behavior of fruit and vegetable samples during drying. The experimental data are fitted to several different thin-layer drying models. Regression analysis is used to determine model parameters, while statistical indicators serve to evaluate the goodness of fit. The power function model gives the best fit for all examined samples. Based on this model, different drying and heat storage technologies can be combined to ensure that the required residual moisture content of an agricultural product is reached. It is demonstrated on the case of a specific Togolese processing plant that under favorable conditions, fossil fuel consumption can be decreased by 33 %.

Keywords in English

Drying; Energy saving; Food processing; Mathematical modeling

Released

12.10.2021

Publisher

Wiley-VCH GmbH

Location

Weinheim, Germany

ISSN

0009-286X

Volume

93

Number

10

Pages from–to

1581–1589

Pages count

9

BIBTEX


@article{BUT172079,
  author="Marcus {Reppich} and Zdeněk {Jegla} and Jakob {Grondinger} and Yaovi Ouézou {Azouma} and Vojtěch {Turek},
  title="Mathematical modeling of drying processes of selected fruits and vegetables",
  year="2021",
  volume="93",
  number="10",
  month="October",
  pages="1581--1589",
  publisher="Wiley-VCH GmbH",
  address="Weinheim, Germany",
  issn="0009-286X"
}