The efficacy of finite element analysis (FEA) as a design tool for food packaging: A review
Highlights•Development of FEA in food packaging industries are reviewed.•Advantages,
shortcomings and challenges encountered by users of FEA in food packaging industries are …
shortcomings and challenges encountered by users of FEA in food packaging industries are …
Effective diffusivity and evaporative cooling in convective drying of food material
This article presents mathematical models to simulate coupled heat and mass transfer
during convective drying of food materials using three different effective diffusivities …
during convective drying of food materials using three different effective diffusivities …
Parboiled rice and parboiling process
Rice, being cultivated and consumed on all continents, has great social and economic
importance. Among the forms of grain processing, parboiling stands out because of its …
importance. Among the forms of grain processing, parboiling stands out because of its …
Multiphase transfer model for intermittent microwave-convective drying of food: Considering shrinkage and pore evolution
Intermittent microwave convective (IMCD) drying is an advanced drying technology that
improves both energy efficiency and food quality during drying. Although many experimental …
improves both energy efficiency and food quality during drying. Although many experimental …
Modeling the hydration step of the rice (Oryza sativa) parboiling process
TCV Balbinoti, LM de Matos Jorge… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work deals with the thermal, morphological, and kinetic characteristics of rice during
hydration, as well as the modeling of the process. Rice grains were subjected to different …
hydration, as well as the modeling of the process. Rice grains were subjected to different …
Ultrasound assisted hydration improves the quality of the malt barley
The purpose of this work was to describe the effect of thermal hydration sonication, and non‐
sonication, of ANAG 01 barley grains at 35 and 40° C, to evaluate the malt quality …
sonication, of ANAG 01 barley grains at 35 and 40° C, to evaluate the malt quality …
Convective drying simulation of banana slabs considering non-isotropic shrinkage using FEM with the Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian method
The finite element method was employed to model the simultaneous heat and mass transfer
in cylindrical samples of banana during convective drying. The Arbitrary Lagrangian …
in cylindrical samples of banana during convective drying. The Arbitrary Lagrangian …
Effect of time and temperature on the hydration process of barley grains
The barley behavior during hydration regarding to water absorption, density, volume
variation, and solids loss is identified, as well as employ mathematical models such as …
variation, and solids loss is identified, as well as employ mathematical models such as …
Analytical solution for the heat and mass transfer of spherical grains during drying
C Wang, S Wang, X **, T Zhang, Z Ma - Biosystems Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Grain drying model considering evaporation throught kernal was analytically
solved.•Variable diffusivity allocated by time period was considered in the solution.•Time …
solved.•Variable diffusivity allocated by time period was considered in the solution.•Time …
Drying kinetics of barley grains and effects on the germination index
MAB SOARES, LMM JORGE… - Food Science and …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to assess the drying kinetics of barley grains and, using mathematical
modeling, to evaluate the diffusivity during drying and after drying to evaluate the effect of …
modeling, to evaluate the diffusivity during drying and after drying to evaluate the effect of …