Changes in moisture content of corn starch during pneumatic conveying

Asbi bin Ali, . Changes in moisture content of corn starch during pneumatic conveying. pp. 237-241. ISSN 0126-6128

Pneumatic conveying as a means of material handling is widely used in many food processing operations. Moisture content of bulk solids is the most important factor controlling the flow properties of granular materials. This paper reports an investigation on the effect of pneumatic conveying on the moisture content of corn starch powder. Changes in the moisture content of corn starches during flow in the pneumatic transport conveying line were found to be adequately described by drying theories. Fick's second law for diffusion out of spheres was used to fit the experimental drying data and the diffusion coefficients for the change in moisture content of the corn starch were calculated to be in the range of 1.1 x 10 to 8.3 x 10m/s.

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Pneumatic conveying as a means of material handling is widely used in many food processing operations. Moisture content of bulk solids is the most important factor controlling the flow properties of granular materials. This paper reports an investigation on the effect of pneumatic conveying on the moisture content of corn starch powder. Changes in the moisture content of corn starches during flow in the pneumatic transport conveying line were found to be adequately described by drying theories. Fick's second law for diffusion out of spheres was used to fit the experimental drying data and the diffusion coefficients for the change in moisture content of the corn starch were calculated to be in the range of 1.1 x 10 to 8.3 x 10m/s.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	5 ill.; 9 ref.; Summaries (En Ms)
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AGROVOC Term:	CONTENIDO DE HUMEDAD
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:56
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20522

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