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Influence of material structure on air-borne ultrasonics application in drying

mass transport
ultrasound
porosity
microstructure
texture
César Ozuna, Tomás Gómez Álvarez-Arenas, Enrique Riera, Juan A. Cárcel, José V. García-Perez
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 21, pp. 1235-1243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.12.015

This work aims to contribute to the understanding of how the properties of the material being dried affect air-borne ultrasonic application. To this end, the experimental drying kinetics (40 °C and 1 m/s) of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and apple (Malus domestica var. Granny Smith) were carried out applying different ultrasonic powers (0, 6, 12, 19, 25 and 31 kW/m3). Furthermore, the power ultrasound-assisted drying kinetics of different fruits and vegetables (potato, eggplant, carrot, orange and lemon peel) already reported in previous studies were also analyzed. The structural, textural and acoustic properties of all these products were assessed, and the drying kinetics modeled by means of the diffusion theory.

A significant linear correlation (r > 0.95) was established between the identified effective diffusivity (DW) and the applied ultrasonic power for the different products. The slope of this relationship (SDUP) was used as an index of the effectiveness of the ultrasonic application; thus the higher the SDUP, the more effective the ultrasound application. SDUP was well correlated (r ⩾ 0.95) with the porosity and hardness. In addition, SDUP was largely affected by the acoustic impedance of the material being dried, showing a similar pattern with the impedance than the transmission coefficient of the acoustic energy on the interface. Thus, soft and open-porous product structures exhibited a better transmission of acoustic energy and were more prone to the mechanical effects of ultrasound. However, materials with a hard and closed-compact structure were less affected by acoustic energy due to the fact that the significant impedance differences between the product and the air cause high energy losses on the interface.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ref. DPI2012-37466-C03-03, DPI2012-37466-C03-03 and DPI2011-22438) and the assistance with the microstructural analysis provided by Dra. Ana Puig from Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). The author César Ozuna thanks UPV for an FPI Grant (Ref. 2009-02).

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