This thesis deals with the energetic issues of low-temperature drying of walnuts. Particularly, the intermittent drying technique on in-shell and shelled walnuts was evaluated. Intermittent drying was compared with the continuous drying process, chosen as benchmark, with the aim of verifying the energy efficiency and convenience of this alternative method. The work aimed to check if the intermittent drying method is suitable for in-shell walnuts evaluating hot air consumption compared to the continuous drying method. In order to make these evaluations, two different walnut cultivars, Lara and Chandler, were used. The walnuts were characterized for physical features and, following, the different drying kinetics were evaluated. The drying tests were carried out on 2 trials. In the first test, 3 different drying modes were evaluated in 3 replicates (continuous, 30 min intermittency, 60 min intermittency), with an air temperature of 38 ° C, on in-shell walnuts. In the second test, 2 different drying techniques (continuous and 30 min intermittency) were evaluated on in-shell and shelled walnuts. The obtained results indicate that intermittent drying, while taking a longer time to reach the final humidity than continuous drying, can reduce hot air consumption by approximately 30% for both shelled and in-shell walnuts, increasing the sustainability of the process.
In questo elaborato si affronta il tema dell’essiccamento a bassa temperatura delle noci. In particolare, si valuta la tecnica di essiccazione intermittente su noci, in guscio e sgusciate. Questa tecnica è stata confrontata con il processo essiccazione tradizionale continua, con lo scopo di verificare l'efficienza e la convenienza energetica di questo metodo alternativo. Si vuole verificare se la modalità di essiccazione intermittente è applicabile alla noce in guscio e se questo metodo risulta più o meno efficiente rispetto al metodo di essiccazione continuo. Al fine di compiere queste valutazioni, sono state utilizzate due diverse cultivar di noce, Lara e Chandler. Le noci sono state caratterizzate dal punto di vista fisico e le diverse cinetiche di essiccamento valutate alla luce delle diverse caratteristiche. Le prove di essiccamento sono state condotte su 2 esperimenti. Nel primo test sono state valutate in 3 repliche, 3 diverse modalità di essiccamento (continuo, 30 min intermittenza, 60 min intermittenza), con temperatura dell’aria di 38 °C, su noci in guscio. Nel secondo test, sono state valutate 2 diverse modalità di essiccamento (continuo e 30 min intermittenza) su noci in guscio e sgusciate. I risultati ottenuti indicano come l'essiccazione intermittente, pur impiegando un tempo maggiore per raggiungere l’umidità finale rispetto a quella continua, può ridurre il consumo di aria calda di circa 30% sia per le noci in guscio sia per le noci sgusciate, aumentando pertanto la sostenibilità del processo.
Studio e modellazione del processo di essiccazione per noci in guscio
PIPPA, GIOVANNI
2021/2022
Abstract
This thesis deals with the energetic issues of low-temperature drying of walnuts. Particularly, the intermittent drying technique on in-shell and shelled walnuts was evaluated. Intermittent drying was compared with the continuous drying process, chosen as benchmark, with the aim of verifying the energy efficiency and convenience of this alternative method. The work aimed to check if the intermittent drying method is suitable for in-shell walnuts evaluating hot air consumption compared to the continuous drying method. In order to make these evaluations, two different walnut cultivars, Lara and Chandler, were used. The walnuts were characterized for physical features and, following, the different drying kinetics were evaluated. The drying tests were carried out on 2 trials. In the first test, 3 different drying modes were evaluated in 3 replicates (continuous, 30 min intermittency, 60 min intermittency), with an air temperature of 38 ° C, on in-shell walnuts. In the second test, 2 different drying techniques (continuous and 30 min intermittency) were evaluated on in-shell and shelled walnuts. The obtained results indicate that intermittent drying, while taking a longer time to reach the final humidity than continuous drying, can reduce hot air consumption by approximately 30% for both shelled and in-shell walnuts, increasing the sustainability of the process.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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