Dehydration of Foods

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DEHYDRATION OF FOODS

SERIES EDITOR GUSTAVO

V.

BARBOSA-CÂNOVAS, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

EDITORIAL BOARD JOSE M. AGUILERA

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA

RICHARD W. HAR TEL UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN JOZEF L. KOKINI RUTGERS UNIVERSITY MICHAEL J. McCARTHY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MARTIN R. OKOS PURDUE UNIVERSITY MICHA PELEG UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS M. ANANDHA RAO CORNELL UNIVERSITY JORGE WELTI-CHANES UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS

DEHYDRATION OF FOODS

GUST A VO

V.

BARBOSA-CĂNOV AS

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

HUMBERTO VEGA-MERCADO MERCK SHARP

& DOHME OUIMICA DE PUERTO RICO

SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.

I(!)F International Thomson Publishing

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Library of Congress Catalogil1g-in-Publication Data Gustavo V. Dehydration of foods / Guslavo V. Barbosa-Canovas and Humberto Vega-Mercado. p. cm. Includes bibl:ographical references and index.

Barbosa-Cănovas,

L Food··Drymg. 1. Vega·Mercado, Humberio. TI. Title. TP371.5.B365 1996 95-44230 668' .0284--dc20 CIP ISBN 978-1-4419-4723-9 ISBN 978-1-4757-2456-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4757-2456-1

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1.

INTRODUCTION TO DEHYDRATION OF FOOD

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Theoretical Aspects 1.2 Dryers 1.3 Final Remarks 1.4 References CHAPTER 2.

FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR-WATER MIXTURES AND IDEAL DRYERS

2.0 Introduction 2.1 Fundamentals of Air-Water Mixtures 2.1.1 Ideal Gas Relationships 2.1.2 Moisture Content of Air 2.1.3 Psychrometric Chart 2.1.3.1 Dry Bulb Temperature 2.1.3.2 Relative Saturation or Relative Humidity 2.1.3.3 Percentage Saturation ar Percentage Absolute Humidity 2.1.3.4 Humid Volume ar Specific Volume 2.1.3.5 Humid Heat 2.1.3.6 Enthalpy of a Vapor-Gas Mixture

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2.1.3.7 Dew Point 2.1.4 The Saturated Condition 2.1.5 Adiabatic Saturation Temperature 2.1.6 Wet Bulb Temperature Mixing Two Streams of Air Reat and Mass Balances in Ideal Dryers 2.3.1 Continuous Dryer Without Recirculation 2.3.2 Continuous Dryer With Recirculation Concluding Remarks References

CHAPTER 3.