Determination of heat transfer coefficient in advanced rotary film evaporator

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https://doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2021.237979

Keywords:

fruit and vegetable raw materials vacuum film evaporator, heat transfer coefficient, articulated blade, secondary steam energy, vegetable paste

Abstract

The object of research is the process of concentrating fruit and vegetable purees in an improved rotary film evaporator. The existing hardware design of traditional processes for processing fruits and vegetables, as a rule, is not unified enough, inconvenient in operation and is designed for high productivity. Concentration of fruit and vegetable purees occurs mainly in vacuum evaporators of periodic and continuous operation at a temperature of 60–80 °C under vacuum, which allows them to significantly preserve their nutritional value. But the duration of the process remains very significant (in devices of periodic action up to 75–90 minutes). One of the most problematic areas in the concentration of fruit and vegetable raw materials is significant losses of biologically active substances. At the same time, an important indicator of the quality of the process of concentrating pasty fruit and vegetable pastes is the value of the heat transfer coefficient, which characterizes the efficiency of the heat transfer method and the design features of the mixing device, taking into account the thermophysical characteristics of the product. To create conditions for conducting research to determine the heat transfer coefficient, it is necessary to use instrumentation with precise regulation of the necessary technological parameters.

To study the heat transfer coefficient when concentrating fruit and vegetable purees, an automatic installation of an improved rotary evaporator was designed. The improvement of the rotary film evaporator (RFE) is carried out due to the lower location of the separating space by installing a screw discharge of the paste and preheating the output puree with secondary steam.

The experimental dependences of the heat transfer coefficient on the product flow rate make it possible to determine the rational values of the flow rate of the RFE feedstock at various values of the rotor shaft speed. It is found that the heat transfer coefficient is influenced to a large extent by the product consumption, and the rotor speed acts to a lesser extent, only the relative speed of fluid passage around the developed hinged blade changes. It is found that when the frequency changes from 0.3 to 1.7 s–1, an increase in the heat transfer coefficient by 1.45 times is observed, which is explained by a more intensive degree of mixing of the product by the blades.

Author Biographies

Aleksey Zagorulko, Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Processes and Equipment Food and Hospitality-Restaurant Industry named after M. Belaev

Andrii Zahorulko, Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Processes and Equipment Food and Hospitality-Restaurant Industry named after M. Belaev

Maksym Serik, Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Educational and Scientific Institute

Educational and Scientific Institute of Food Technology and Business

Vyacheslav Оnishchenko, Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Meat Technology

Alexander Postadzhiev, Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

Postgraduate Student

Department of Processes and Equipment Food and Hospitality-Restaurant Industry named after M. Belaev

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2021-07-31

How to Cite

Zagorulko, A., Zahorulko, A., Serik, M., Оnishchenko V., & Postadzhiev, A. (2021). Determination of heat transfer coefficient in advanced rotary film evaporator. Technology Audit and Production Reserves, 4(3(60), 42–45. https://doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2021.237979

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Food Production Technology: Reports on Research Projects