Title: Simulation and Validation of Microwave-Assisted Fluidized Bed Drying of Soybeans
Abstract:A general mathematical model of heat and mass transfer was developed to simulate the microwave-assisted fluidized bed drying of bulk grain. The model was solved using the well-known Runge-Kutta-Gill m...A general mathematical model of heat and mass transfer was developed to simulate the microwave-assisted fluidized bed drying of bulk grain. The model was solved using the well-known Runge-Kutta-Gill method. The model is capable of predicting the moisture content of soybean as well as the drying air parameters (i.e., drying air temperature and moisture content) during drying. The values of mean relative deviation (MRD) were less than 8 and 10% for prediction of grain moisture content and outlet air parameters, respectively, which reflects an acceptable accuracy. In comparison with conventional fluidized bed drying of soybean, microwave-assisted fluidized bed drying led to 83.39–98.07% savings in drying time and 82.07–95.22% savings in specific energy consumption when reducing soybean moisture content from 18.32 to 12% (db).Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-12-14
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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