A METHOD FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT IN POTATO DRYING

Authors
SIMAL S BERNA A MULET A ROSSELLO C
Citation
S. Simal et al., A METHOD FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT IN POTATO DRYING, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 63(3), 1993, pp. 365-367
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225142
Volume
63
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
365 - 367
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5142(1993)63:3<365:AMFTCO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A method for the determination of the heat transfer coefficient was pr oposed for the first falling drying period of potato cubes. During thi s period, heat and mass transfer were considered as coupled phenomena. Temperature calculation inside the sample was performed using the mac roscopic heat transfer balance. The heat transfer coefficient was comp uted by means of parametric identification, using the Gauss Newton met hod. The figure obtained for the heat transfer coefficient shows good agreement with other sources.