Quests for sustainability, food security and need to decouple food prices from fluctuating
prices of finite fossil fuels are the drivers to sustainable processing and storage of …

Drying is one of the most complex and energy-consuming chemical unit operations. R&D
efforts in drying technology have skyrocketed in the past decades, as new drivers emerged …

This paper discusses the use of the topology optimization formulation for designing a heat
dissipating structure that utilizes forced convective heat transfer. In addition to forced …

The scientific evaluation of carrying capacity and the formulation of adaptive regulation
policies are powerful ways to achieve sustainable development goals. In order to …

A numerical model for non-steady heat and mass transfer during convective drying of
cylindrical quince slices, with axis parallel to the air flow, is developed. The model is based …

Radio-Frequency Heating in Food Processing: Principles and Applications covers the
fundamentals of radio-frequency (RF) heating and the use of RF-heating technologies in …

Soybean is the oilseed most cultivated worldwide and is in full production expansion in
Brazil. However, the logistics and grain quality in post-harvest stages is increasingly …

An experimental and numerical study for the drying process of a solid food, Chilean papaya
slices, was carried out in a range of air temperatures from 40 to 80° C. The unsteady …

The present article deals with the issue of heat and mass transfer in a square porous cavity
having a small solid wall or block inserted at various places at bottom surface. The main …

Moisture-related damage is an important issue when looking at the performance of building
envelopes. In order to accurately predict the moisture behaviour of building components …