Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method

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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Main Authors: O. A. Adejumo, K. Oje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Maiduguri 2017-10-01
Series:Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment
Online Access:http://azojete.com.ng/index.php/azojete/article/view/232
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spelling doaj-25cab62048b8493a88e9ea8a150f18102020-11-25T02:38:23ZengUniversity of MaiduguriArid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment2545-58182545-58182017-10-01135577592Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference MethodO. A. Adejumo0K. Oje1National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization, Idofian, Ilorin, Kwara State, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, NigeriaMathematical 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.http://azojete.com.ng/index.php/azojete/article/view/232
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author O. A. Adejumo
K. Oje
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Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment
author_facet O. A. Adejumo
K. Oje
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title Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
title_short Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
title_full Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
title_fullStr Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
title_full_unstemmed Simulating the Drying Kinetics of Cassava Flour in a Laboratory Model Dryer using Finite Difference Method
title_sort simulating the drying kinetics of cassava flour in a laboratory model dryer using finite difference method
publisher University of Maiduguri
series Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment
issn 2545-5818
2545-5818
publishDate 2017-10-01
description 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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