Monitoring and Optimization of the Process of Drying Fruits and Vegetables Using Computer Vision: A Review

Raponi, Flavio; Moscetti, Roberto; Monarca, Danilo; Colantoni, Andrea; Massantini, Riccardo

doi:10.3390/su9112009

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“…Drying techniques are processes used to decrease the moisture of products, which can be used for storage of foods and agricultural products [134]. An operating temperature of 40-60 • C is required for drying products such as fruits and vegetables [135,136]. The moisture content and quality of the products (e.g., nutritional properties) can be controlled with the humidity level and operating temperature.…”

Section: Pcms Solar Dryersmentioning

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Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

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Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can be utilized for different applications in today’s world. The effective use of solar energy requires a storage medium that can facilitate the storage of excess energy, and then supply this stored energy when it is needed. An effective method of storing thermal energy from solar is through the use of phase change materials (PCMs). PCMs are isothermal in nature, and thus offer higher density energy storage and the ability to operate in a variable range of temperature conditions. This article provides a comprehensive review of the application of PCMs for solar energy use and storage such as for solar power generation, water heating systems, solar cookers, and solar dryers. This paper will benefit the researcher in conducting further research on solar power generation, water heating system, solar cookers, and solar dryers using PCMs for commercial development.

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Section: Pcms Solar Dryersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

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“…The sample moisture content ( ) which is the amount of water content in the sample can be expressed either as dry basis ( ) or wet basis ( ). The mathematical expression for these categories of moisture content is as shown in equations (1) and (2) respectively (Raponi et al, 2017). =…”

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Development of an Instrumentation System for a Laboratory Model Food Product Dryer

2020

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To achieve optimal dryer performance, the process parameters required for both the optimization and control of the drying process must be made available via the instrumentation system. A few works have been reported on the development of instrumentation systems for handling drying system parameters. Out of which, some are deficient in the number of drying process parameters that can be handled, while others are unreliable and inaccurate. Therefore, there is the need to develop a microcontroller-based instrumentation system that can monitor, measure, control, display and store the main drying process parameters and sample weight with a high degree of reliability and accuracy. In this study, the sensors were selected based on system specifications and interfaced with the microcontroller. The codes for controlling, logging and displaying of drying parameters were developed and installed on the microcontroller. When tested at steady-state conditions, the system yielded satisfactory results with maximum control and detection errors being 2.0% and 1.8% for the temperature and sample weight, respectively. The developed system can be used for efficient computation of both the dry and wet basis sample moisture content values and also detect the set sample weight. Keywords— Dryer, Drying parameters, Instrumentation system, Moisture content, Sensor.

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“…But drying can not be done randomly, as the industry aims to; and therefore, it is appropriate to use a method that aims reducing time to obtain elaboration of laboratory technical reports (MOURA & SILVA, 2017). Several authors report that industries need time optimization to obtain their products as well as to carry out quality control analyzes (DOMENICO et al, 2017;RAPONI et al, 2017;OMOLOLA et al, 2015).…”

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Measuring dry extract in dairy products: optimizing the methodology

2018

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Dairy products are a common staple in the human diet. Moisture content is an important factor in the composition of foods, and it is a parameter used to measure product quality due to its direct influence on food storage. In this study, the moisture contents of three different products (mozzarella cheese, a creamy cheese spread, and yogurt drinks) were measured using oven drying, infrared drying, and microwave drying in order to compare the results of these three methods. Three brands of each product were used, all of which were purchased at the local supermarket in the city of Goiatuba, Goiás, Brazil. The different methods used to measure the dry extract of most of the brands analyzed did not differ significantly between each other based on a significance level of 5% on Tukey’s test. There was a significant difference between the methodologies used in the case of only one brand of each analyzed product. Microwave drying method wasreported to be a safe and reliable technique for analyzing dry extract from dairy products; it produces precise results, thus guaranteeing the quality of the analysis, and it reduces procedure time, thus optimizing the routine analytical processes performed in quality control laboratories within food processing plants.

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Monitoring and Optimization of the Process of Drying Fruits and Vegetables Using Computer Vision: A Review

Cited by 49 publications

References 155 publications

Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Solar Energy Usages and Storage: An Overview

Development of an Instrumentation System for a Laboratory Model Food Product Dryer

Measuring dry extract in dairy products: optimizing the methodology

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