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Development of heat and mass transfer constitutive model for parchment coffee dehydration process

dc.contributor.advisor Rodríguez Robles, Francisco
dc.contributor.author Ocasio Latorre, Moises Y.
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Ruiz Quiñones, Orlando
dc.contributor.committee Monroig Saltar, Francisco M.
dc.contributor.department Department of Mechanical Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Rosario, Hector
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-26T15:49:55Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-26T15:49:55Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract This thesis presents a mathematical constitutive model, based on the volume averaging method, to predict the temperature and wet based moisture content of parchment coffee during the dehydration process using rotary drum technology. The model considers the two main stages of the dehydration process: 1) the funicular stage which is characterized by the vaporization of water, and 2) the pendular stage which is dominated by convective diffusive phenomena. These driving forces depend on the topological characteristics of the studied porous medium. Mathematical estimates of parameters such as the permeability were performed due to lack of published data. Numerical results are obtained using the finite volume method and appropriate discretization schemes. To validate the model, data from a scale rotary drum dryer was used. The error of the predicted values is characterized by a percentage difference of 9.14% ± 7.69% for temperature and 14.17% ± 9.13% for wet-base moisture content. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tésis presenta un modelo matemático constitutivo, basado en el método de volumen promediado, para predecir la temperatura y el contenido de humedad de la masa de café pergamino durante el proceso de deshidratación utilizando la tecnología de batea. El modelo considera las dos etapas principales de este proceso: 1) la etapa funicular, caracterizada por la evaporación de agua, y 2) la etapa pendular, dominada por fenómenos de convección y difusión. Estos fenómenos dependen de la topología del medio poroso estudiado. Se realizaron estimados matemáticos de parámetros como la permeabilidad debido a la falta de datos publicados. Los resultados numéricos se obtienen utilizando el método de volumen finito y esquemas apropiados de discretización. Para validación del modelo, se utilizaron los datos de un secador tipo batea a escala. El error de estas predicciones es caracterizado por un porciento de diferencia de 9.14% ± 7.69% para temperatura y 14.17% ± 9.13% para el contenido de humedad. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Summer en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2015 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/294
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2015 Moises Y. Ocasio Latorre en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Coffee en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Heat -- Transmission -- Mathematical models. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Mass transfer -- Mathematical models. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Drying agents. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Porous materials -- Drying. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coffee -- Moisture. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coffee -- Drying. en_US
dc.title Development of heat and mass transfer constitutive model for parchment coffee dehydration process en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Mechanical Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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