Influence of Temperature, Air Velocity, and Ultrasound Application on Drying Kinetics of Grape Seeds

The objective of this work was to determine the influence of temperature, air velocity, and ultrasound application on the drying kinetics of grape seeds. The drying kinetics were determined at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0 m/s and at 40, 50, 60, and 70 C. At 1.0 and 1.5 m/s, the experiments were carried ou...

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Autores: Clemente Polo, Gabriela|||0000-0003-1173-9903, Sanjuán, N.|||0000-0001-9413-0268, Carcel, J. A.|||0000-0002-3796-6146, Mulet Pons, Antonio|||0000-0001-6748-2663
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/79226
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/79226
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Activation energy
Air velocity
Effective diffusivity
Grape seeds
Ultrasound
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
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Sumario:The objective of this work was to determine the influence of temperature, air velocity, and ultrasound application on the drying kinetics of grape seeds. The drying kinetics were determined at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0 m/s and at 40, 50, 60, and 70 C. At 1.0 and 1.5 m/s, the experiments were carried out with and without ultrasound application. To establish the influence of the variables on the drying kinetics, the results were modeled by means of both the Peleg and a diffusion model. The activation energy was determined (Arrhenius equation). For an air velocity of over 1.5 m/s, it was determined that the external resistance to mass transfer was negligible. No influence of ultrasound application was observed, probably due to the fact that grape seeds are very hard and have a low level of porosity.