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Convective drying is of prime importance in the food conservation industry and has been constantly studied and improved to obtain products with higher quality and lower processing time. In this work, three different models were used to perform the codfish drying simulation: artificial neural network (ANN), diffusive and semi-empirical models. The simulation results were compared for the following experimental conditions: drying air temperature of 20 °C, air velocities of 2 and 3 m/s and drying air relative humidities comprise between 55 and 65 %. The simulations showed good results for the semi-empirical and ANN models, requiring improvements to the diffusion model.
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Boeri, C., Neto da Silva, F., Ferreira, J. (2014). Modelling Codfish Drying: Comparison Between Artificial Neural Network, Diffusive and Semi-Empirical Models. In: Fonseca Ferreira, N., Tenreiro Machado, J. (eds) Mathematical Methods in Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7183-3_8
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