Modelling of microwave assisted hot-air drying and microstructural study of oilseeds  

作　　者：Mohamed Hemis Ruplal Choudhary Nathalie Becerra-Mora Punit Kohli Vijaya Raghavan 

机构地区：[1]University Djillali Bounaama Khemis Miliana,Road of Theniat Elhad,Khemis Miliana,Ain Defla 44225,Algeria [2]Department of Plant,Soil and Agricultural Systems,Southern Illinois University,Carbondale,IL 62901,USA [3]Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,Southern Illinois University,Carbondale,IL 62901,USA [4]Bioresource Engineering,McGill University,Ste.Anne de Bellevue,QC H9X 3V9,Canada

出　　处：《International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering》2016年第6期167-177,共11页国际农业与生物工程学报（英文）

基　　金：the University of Djillali Bounaama Khemis Miliana,Algeria for this study,cnepru(A16N01UN440120150002);Punit Kohli and Nathalie Becerra acknowledge NSF(CHE-0748676 and CHE-0959568),NIH(GM 106364 and GM 080711);Office of Sponsored Project Administration(OSPA)at SIUC for partial funding.Arosha Umagiliyage,doctoral student of Plant,Soil and Agricultural Systems,SIU provided help on freeze drying of oilseed samples.

摘　　要：A modelling study was performed to solve the heat and mass transfer problems between grain and the ambient air encountered during drying by microwave assisted hot-air dryer,under low microwave(MW)density of 0.2 W/g.Canola(Brassica napus),soybean(Glycine max)and corn(Zea mays)seeds were chosen due to their inherent high oil content.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)was used to study the effect of drying conditions on the structural characteristics of these oilseeds.A mathematical model was adapted to simulate drying of one seed of canola,soybean and corn.The process of water transfer was modelled based on the effect of vapour pressure on the water molecules inside the seed.It was observed that when the difference between the vapour pressure inside the grain and the surrounding air was higher than,the drying rate increased which led to cracks in the grain.Results showed that the drying rate decreased when the temperature of air inside the cavity of the microwave increased for all the oilseeds studied,because of the reduced differential vapour pressure between the grain and the ambient air.On the other hand,the drying rate increased if the temperature of the inlet air was reduced because the difference between the two pressures increased.It was concluded that by controlling the ambient air,the grains could be protected against popping and cracking because of lower vapour pressure differential during MW assisted hot-air drying.

关 键 词：mathematical modelling OILSEEDS MW assisted drying drying rate SEM images 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]