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Determination of the diffusion coefficient of dry mushrooms using the inverse method

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 95; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.04.009

1873-5770

Cristiane Kelly F. da Silva, Zaqueu Ernesto da Silva, Viviana Cocco Mariani,

Radiative Heat Transfer Studies

This study determined the diffusion coefficient during hot air drying of mushrooms (Agaricus blazei). Experimental drying kinetics were applied to sliced mushroom at different air temperatures (45, 60, 75, and 80 °C) and air velocities (1, 1.2, 1.75, 2.3, and 2.5 m/s) in order to find an analytical solution to the mass transfer equation for drying using an inverse problem with two distinct optimization techniques: Levenberg–Marquardt and Differential Evolution, in successive trials. The experimental data were also modified by a normal distribution random error. Statistical analyses showed no significant differences between reported and estimated curves. The diffusion coefficients are greater in mushrooms dried at higher temperatures, and those dried at higher drying air velocities.