Mathematical modelling of pumpkin seed drying in a rotary thermosyphon dryer

ABSTRACT

Pumpkin seeds swagger a wealthy vitamin and mineral composition. They contain vitamins (A, B, C, K, D, E), minerals (calcium, selenium, zinc, magnesium, copper, potassium, press, manganese and phosphorus), a few amino acids such as glutamic, linolenic and arginine, and greasy plant acids. The Peclet number includes the peripheral rotation speed of the RTS condenser tube. In our case, the Peclet number reflects how the heat transfer to the grain layer due to convection, when the RTS capacitor rotates, relates to the heat transfer due to the thermal conductivity of the grain layer. Thus, in the first drying period, the determining factors for mass transfer will be the conditions at the phase boundary – the mode of air movement outside the grain, the area of the grain, the surface temperature of the RTS condenser. In total, pumpkin seeds contain 12 essential and eight nonessential amino acids.

KEYWORDS:

• Pumpkin seed drying
• rotating thermosyphon
• modelling
• humidity
• mass transfer coefficient

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