Inverse problems in food engineering: A review

RS Reddy, D Arepally, AK Datta - Journal of Food Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increase in the computational power, numerical simulations play an increasing role
in designing, development, and optimization of various food processing operations. Inverse …

CFD modelling of flow and scalar exchange of spherical food products: Turbulence and boundary-layer modelling

T Defraeye, P Verboven, B Nicolai - Journal of Food Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The performance of several steady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes turbulence models
and boundary-layer modelling approaches is evaluated for a single sphere, by comparison …

Diffusion models to describe the drying process of peeled bananas: optimization and simulation

WP da Silva, CM e Silva, VSO Farias… - Drying …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article aims to study the mass transient diffusion in solids with a cylindrical shape. To
this end, the one-dimensional diffusion equation was discretized using the finite volume …

Convective heat and mass exchange at surfaces of horticultural products: A microscale CFD modelling approach

T Defraeye, E Herremans, P Verboven… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2012 - Elsevier
Knowledge of the convective heat and mass exchange of horticultural products and other
plant organs (eg, leaves) with the environment is of interest for several pre-and postharvest …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of constant and variable thermal diffusivity of cashew pulp during heating: Experimentation, optimizations and simulations

WP da Silva, ÁP da Silva, LM de Souto… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cashew nut is used by the industry in the production of roasted kernels, whose flavor is
appreciated in various parts of the world. However, the production of 1 ton of roasted kernels …

Use of Inverse Method to Determine Thermophysical Properties of Minimally Processed Carrots during Chilling under Natural Convection

WP da Silva, LM Souto, JPL Ferreira, JP Gomes… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine the thermophysical properties and process
parameters of cylindrical carrot pieces during their chilling. For this, the temperature of the …

Improvement of methodology for determining local thermal diffusivity and heating time of green coconut pulp during its pasteurization

WP da Silva, MS de Medeiros, JP Gomes… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this article was to determine local thermal diffusivity of green coconut pulp
stored in a parallelepiped-shaped metallic container during heating in a thermal treatment. A …

Use of empirical and diffusion models in the description of the process of water absorption by rice

JCA Pereira, WP da Silva, RC da Silva… - Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose To describe water absorption by the rice grains over time, diffusion and empirical
models were used. Also, an optimization software was developed in this study to determine …

Numerical approach to describe continuous and intermittent drying including the tempering period: Kinetics and spatial distribution of moisture

WP da Silva, AF Rodrigues, CMDPS Silva… - Drying …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Continuous and intermittent drying experiments were performed with whole bananas, using
hot air at 70° C. The intermittent drying experiments were performed with intermittency ratio …

[HTML][HTML] A diffusion model to describe water absorption by red rice during soaking: Variable mass diffusivity, variable volume, use of Boundary-Fitted Coordinates

WP da Silva, AGB de Lima, JCA Pereira, JP Gomes… - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article aims to carry out experiments on water absorption by husked red rice at constant
temperatures of 28, 40, and 50° C. The description of the absorption kinetics and the …