Experimental Study and Mathematical Modelling of Convective Thin-Layer Drying of Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)

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Francisco Canelo, Kevin Gutiérrez, Apolinar Picado, Rafael Gamero
Nexo Revista Científica, vol. 36(1), 2023 Feb 22, pp. 3-16

DOI: 10.5377/nexo.v36i01.15791

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Canelo, F., Gutiérrez, K., Picado, A., & Gamero, R. (2023). Experimental Study and Mathematical Modelling of Convective Thin-Layer Drying of Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.). Nexo Revista Científica, 36(1), 3–16. https://doi.org/10.5377/nexo.v36i01.15791

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Canelo, Francisco, Kevin Gutiérrez, Apolinar Picado, and Rafael Gamero. “Experimental Study and Mathematical Modelling of Convective Thin-Layer Drying of Noni (Morinda Citrifolia L.).” Nexo Revista Científica 36, no. 1 (February 22, 2023): 3–16.

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Canelo, Francisco, et al. “Experimental Study and Mathematical Modelling of Convective Thin-Layer Drying of Noni (Morinda Citrifolia L.).” Nexo Revista Científica, vol. 36, no. 1, Feb. 2023, pp. 3–16, doi:10.5377/nexo.v36i01.15791.

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@article{francisco2023a,
  title = {Experimental Study and Mathematical Modelling of Convective Thin-Layer Drying of Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)},
  year = {2023},
  month = feb,
  day = {22},
  issue = {1},
  journal = {Nexo Revista Científica},
  pages = {3-16},
  volume = {36},
  doi = {10.5377/nexo.v36i01.15791},
  author = {Canelo, Francisco and Gutiérrez, Kevin and Picado, Apolinar and Gamero, Rafael},
  month_numeric = {2}
}

In this study, the drying kinetics of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) was investigated in a laboratory tunnel dryer at air temperatures of 50, 60, and 70 C and velocities of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 m/s. Noni showed only a falling drying rate period. Further, a non-linear regression procedure was used to determine the characteristic drying curve. The experimental drying data of noni were employed to fit thin-layer models. Under the evaluated experimental conditions, the Page model provided the best representation of thin-layer drying characteristics of noni. The effective moisture diffusivity ranged from 1.77 × 10-7 to 3.33 × 10-7 m2/s. The activation energy was found to be 3.34 kJ/mol.