Computer Simulation of the Agricultural Product Drying Process

Author: Cao Chongwen, Zhu Wenxue
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Drying technology is an interdisciplinary processing technology that involves agricultural product processing, chemical engineering, food, light industry, grain, wood processing, pharmaceuticals, and textiles, among others. Its principles encompass heat transfer, fluid mechanics, engineering thermodynamics, mass transfer, and biology. There are numerous factors affecting drying quality, and the process calculations are highly complex. Some developed countries have widely adopted computer simulation methods to analyze drying processes, select parameters, and design dryers. Experience has proven it to be an effective research method. This book is divided into 8 chapters, including the fundamentals of agricultural product drying simulation, simulation of grain drying processes, simulation of grain drying processes, simulation of agricultural product drying methods, simulation of agricultural product drying quality, models of agricultural product material drying characteristics, design calculations of hot air furnaces, and the current status and development trends of drying simulation. It systematically and comprehensively introduces the principles, steps, methods, and future development trends of computer simulation in agricultural product drying processes and technologies. This book is suitable for professionals, graduate students, and teachers in agricultural engineering, agricultural product processing engineering, agriculture, and food science, as well as researchers in chemical engineering, light industry, pharmaceuticals, and wood processing who are involved in the design and research of drying equipment.