Study on microwave drying uniformity of carrot slices

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.04.18

›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 656-660.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.04.18

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Study on microwave drying uniformity of carrot slices

YU Jianfeng^{1, 2}, ZHAO Jiang^{1, 2}, CHEN Haiying^{1, 2}, XIA Xiaolu^{1, 2}, CUI Zhengwei^{1, 2}

1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment & Technology, Wuxi 214122, China;

Received:2017-06-12 Online:2018-04-20 Published:2018-04-19

Abstract

Abstract: Drying uniformity is one of the important indexes affecting the drying quality of product. The drying uniformity of carrot slices was studied by dispersing the microwave and moving the material in the microwave cavity. The speed of the microwave stirrer, the speed of the material turntable, the power of microwave and the weight of carrot on the drying uniformity were studied via single-factor experiments. It was found that the increase of the microwave stirrer speed or the material turntable speed could reduce the nonuniformity. The increase of microwave power has negative effects on the quality of the final product. The material weight also affected the drying uniformity. The results provided a technical reference for the improvement of microwave drying uniformity.

Key words: carrot slice, microwave drying, drying uniformity

CLC Number:

S23
TS205

YU Jianfeng, ZHAO Jiang, CHEN Haiying, XIA Xiaolu, CUI Zhengwei. Study on microwave drying uniformity of carrot slices[J]. , 2018, 30(4): 656-660.

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