Mathematical Modeling of Drying Characteristics of Chilies in a Rotating Fluidized Bed Technique
- 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khon Kaen University, 123 Mittraparb Road, Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Burapha University, 169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, Muang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand
Abstract
Problem statements: The present study investigates experimentally the thin layer drying of chilies in the Rotating Fluidized Bed (RFB) technique and its mathematical modeling. Approach: The layer’s height was fixed at 4±0.5 cm. In addition, the drying air velocity and the centrifugal acceleration ratio were fixed at 2 m sec-1 and G = 2.5 (106 rpm), respectively. With 6 data sets for drying air temperature between 70 and 120°C, the samples were dried from 350±5%db down to 10±1%db. Results: The drying time was in the range of 69-257 min. The chilies from sunlight appear light red. On the other hand, from the RFB, they appear dark red but can be marketable. Conclusion: The comparisons of five outstanding models are predicted. The Modified Page model gives good agreement with prediction of change in moisture ratio.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2011.979.983
Copyright: © 2011 Kittichai Triratanasirichai, Watcharin Dongbang and Worachest Pirompugd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- Rotating fluidized bed
- drying kinetics
- chilies
- drying models