| Autor: |
FINZER, J.R.D., LIMAVERDE, J.R., FREITAS, A.O., JÚNIOR, J.R. LIMAVERDE, SFREDO, M.A. |
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Journal of Food Process Engineering; June 2003, Vol. 26 Issue: 2 p207-222, 16p |
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A vibrated tray dryer was tested for drying coffee berries. It consists of a vertical chamber (0.33 m × 0.18 m × 1.30 m) provided with four trays. the trays are supported by a vibrated shaft. Experimental tests were carried out at a vibration amplitude of 1 mm and at a variable frequency. the process itself consisted of feeding the vibrated tray dryer with an initial mass of coffee berries: after leaving the dryer through the discharge channel, the berries were fed again to the top of the dryer by a bucket elevator (intermittent operation with recycle of the coffee berries). Drying tests were carried out with drying air velocity of 2.4 m/s. the drying air control temperature was related with the temperature of the coffee berries at the discharge (under 45C). the drying time required for coffee berries to reach 12.6% (wb) moisture was 28 h, initial mass (moisture of 67% wb) was 5.54 kg. In this work the influence of vibration in single‐stage drying is also shown. the single‐stage operation shows that vibration (besides promoting the conveyance of coffee berries) also reduces the time of drying. |
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