Drying and Energy Technologies

✍ Scribed by J.M.P.Q. Delgado, Antonio Gilson Barbosa De Lima (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 231
Series: Advanced Structured Materials 63
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive overview of essential topics related to conventional and advanced drying and energy technologies, especially motivated by increased industry and academic interest.

The main topics discussed are: theory and applications of drying, emerging topics in drying technology, innovations and trends in drying, thermo-hydro-chemical-mechanical behaviors of porous materials in drying, and drying equipment and energy. Since the topics covered are inter-and multi-disciplinary, the book offers an excellent source of information for engineers, energy specialists, scientists, researchers, graduate students, and leaders of industrial companies.

This book is divided into several chapters focusing on the engineering, science and technology applied in essential industrial processes used for raw materials and products.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Drying of Bioproducts: Quality and Energy Aspects....Pages 1-18
Intermittent Drying: Fundamentals, Modeling and Applications....Pages 19-41
Clay Products Convective Drying: Foundations, Modeling and Applications....Pages 43-70
Use of Ultrasound in the Distilled Water Pretreament and Convective Drying of Pineapple....Pages 71-87
Drying Process in Electromagnetic Fields....Pages 89-110
Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy and Product Quality Aspects in Drying Processes Using Infrared Radiation....Pages 111-130
Dynamic Drying Variables Evolution in Membrane Structure....Pages 131-148
Technical Innovation in Dehydration Process for Wine Quality....Pages 149-163
Production of Energy—The Second Generation Ethanol and Prospects....Pages 165-179
Effective Modelling of Phenomena in Over-Moisture Zone Existing in Porous Sand Mould Subjected to Thermal Shock....Pages 181-206
Optimization of Pulsed Vacuum Osmotic Dehydration of Sliced Tomato....Pages 207-228

✦ Subjects

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Structural Materials; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Building Materials

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