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Improvements in Thermal Performance of Mango Hot-water Treatment Equipments: Data Analysis, Mathematical Modelling and Numerical-computational Simulation

2017; SDEWES Centre; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0145

1848-9257

Elder M. Mendoza Orbegoso, Paul Villar-Yacila, Daniel Marcelo-Aldana, Justo Oquelis,

Process Optimization and Integration

Mango is one of the most popular and best paid tropical fruits in worldwide markets, its exportation is regulated within a phytosanitary quality control for killing the "fruit fly".Thus, mangoes must be subject to hot-water treatment process that involves their immersion in hot water over a period of time.In this work, field measurements, analytical and simulation studies are developed on available hot-water treatment equipment called "Original" that only complies with United States phytosanitary protocols.These approaches are made to characterize the fluid-dynamic and thermal behaviours that occur during the mangoes' hot-water treatment process.Then, analytical model and Computational fluid dynamics simulations are developed for designing new hot-water treatment equipment called "Hybrid" that simultaneously meets with both United States and Japan phytosanitary certifications.Comparisons of analytical results with data field measurements demonstrate that "Hybrid" equipment offers a better fluid-dynamic and thermal performance than "Original" ones.