Intelligent Control in Drying

Intelligent Control in Drying
Author: Alex Martynenko
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429811314

Despite the available general literature in intelligent control, there is a definite lack of knowledge and know-how in practical applications of intelligent control in drying. This book fills that gap. Intelligent Control in Drying serves as an innovative and practical guide for researchers and professionals in the field of drying technologies, providing an overview of control principles and systems used in drying operations, from classical to model-based to adaptive and optimal control. At the same time, it lays out approaches to synthesis of control systems, based on the objectives and control strategies, reflecting complexity of drying process and material under drying. This essential reference covers both fundamental and practical aspects of intelligent control, sensor fusion and dynamic optimization with respect to drying.

Handbook of Postharvest Technology

Handbook of Postharvest Technology
Author: Amalendu Chakraverty
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 926
Release: 2003-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780203911310

The Handbook of Postharvest Technology presents methods in the manufacture and supply of grains, fruits, vegetables, and spices. It details the physiology, structure, composition, and characteristics of grains and crops. The text covers postharvest technology through processing, handling, drying and milling to storage, packaging, and distribution. Additionally, it examines cooling and preservation techniques used to maintain the quality and the decrease spoilage and withering of agricultural products.

Drying and Storage of Cereal Grains

Drying and Storage of Cereal Grains
Author: B. K. Bala
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119124239

Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics have been introduced in modelling and simulation of drying and storage systems, these techniques are expected to dominate the future research and development of drying and storages, and should reduce losses and improve the quality of agricultural products, enhancing food security globally. Drying and Storage of Cereal Grains, Second Edition, covers the wide spectrum of drying and storage methods applied to economically important cereal produce, providingnumerical examples for better understanding the complexity in drying and storage systems through modelling and simulation, aiding design and management of drying and storage systems. Chapters 1 to 8 look at air and grain moisture equilibria, psychrometry, physical and thermal properties of cereal grains, principles of air flow, and provide detailed analyses of grain drying.Chapters 9 to 13 focus on temperature and moisture in grain storages, and provide comprehensive treatment of modern grain storage systems. The book also includes a number of unsolved problems at the end of each chapter for further practice. This revised second edition includes new sections on - heat of sorption finite element modeling of single kernel CFD modeling of fluidized bed drying exergy analysis and neural network modeling numerical solution of two dimensional temperature and moisture changes in stored grain This book will provide students in agricultural engineering and food engineering with a wide spectrum of drying and storage studies previously unavailable in a single monograph. It will also serve as an excellent reference for practicing agricultural engineers, food engineers and food technologists.

The Rice Economy of Asia

The Rice Economy of Asia
Author: Randolph Barker
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 359
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0915707152

The purpose of this book is to present a comprehensive picture of the role of rice in the food and agricultural sectors of Asian nations.