Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
Mathematical models were developed to describe drying kinetics in the particles of grated unfermented cassava mash during drying to produce high quality cassava flour. Finite difference method was adopted to solve the resulting equations from which a computer programme named “crop simulator 1.0” was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Maiduguri
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment |
| Online Access: | http://azojete.com.ng/index.php/azojete/article/view/232 |
| Summary: | Mathematical models were developed to describe drying kinetics in the particles of grated unfermented cassava mash during drying to produce high quality cassava flour. Finite difference method was adopted to solve the resulting equations from which a computer programme named “crop simulator 1.0” was developed. Drying kinetics of grated unfermented cassava mash was investigated experimentally at air temperatures of 40 C, 55°C, 70°C, 85°C and 100°C using a model laboratory dryer. Model validation was carried out using root mean square difference between the experimental values and the simulated values and the result was 0.59% which was within the acceptable limit of 10 %. This showed a reasonably close agreement indicating that the crop-drying simulator 1.0 was capable of simulating the drying kinetics. |
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| ISSN: | 2545-5818 2545-5818 |