Toward a generic approach to build up air drying models

Few versatile software programs allowing for the precise simulation of drying processes in a whole industrial plant are available. This work was done during the creation of a generic convective drying simulator for food solid particle in ProSimPlus, a chemical engineering software. Modeling approach...

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Published in:Drying technology 2016-02, Vol.34 (3), p.346-359
Main Authors: Lambert, C., Goujot, D., Romdhana, H., Courtois, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Chemical and Process Engineering
Chemical engineering
Computer programs
Computer simulation
Drying
Drying agents
Engineering Sciences
Estimating
Food drying
Foods
generic
Heat transfer
mathematical modeling
Mathematical models
Modelling
Physical properties
Reaction kinetics
simulation
Simulators
Software
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Summary:Few versatile software programs allowing for the precise simulation of drying processes in a whole industrial plant are available. This work was done during the creation of a generic convective drying simulator for food solid particle in ProSimPlus, a chemical engineering software. Modeling approaches are discussed, and among them a compromise between first-principle modeling, reduced lab work, ability to accurately predict kinetics for a wide range of drying conditions, and low simulation time is presented. Predictive models of some required food product properties are examined. Two toolboxes were created: one estimating physical properties of foodstuffs and another simulating transfers in air and in the product. This approach is validated on four food products (with various formulations and shapes).
ISSN:0737-3937
1532-2300
DOI:10.1080/07373937.2015.1054510