E. Riera, J.V. García-Pérez, J. Cárcel, J.A. Gallego-Juárez, V.M. Acosta
Chapter 13 in Innovative Food Processing Technologies: Advances in Multiphysics Simulation edited by Kai Knoerzer, Pablo Juliano, Peter Roupas and Cornelis Versteeg (IFT Press and Wiley-Blackwell), pp. 265-302
This chapter discusses the use of ultrasound in drying processes. It describes the use of computational design of the power ultrasonic system. It presents a numerical study by FEM of the constituent elements. The chapter describes the development of a power ultrasonic transducer prototype and the application of an ultrasonically assisted convective drier. A computational analysis of ultrasonically assisted convective drying is presented. Future trends and applications of this process in food technology are emphasized.
