Development of Instrumentation System for a Laboratory Model Food Product Dryer

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dc.contributor.authorAjiboye, AT
dc.contributor.authorYusuf, AO
dc.contributor.authorOdewole, MM
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T12:46:52Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T12:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTo achieve optimal dryer performance, the process parameters required for both the optimization and control of the drying process must be made available via the instrumentation system. A few works have been reported on the development of instrumentation systems for handling drying system parameters. Out of which, some are deficient in the number of drying process parameters that can be handled, while others are unreliable and inaccurate. Therefore, there is the need to develop a microcontroller-based instrumentation system that can monitor, measure, control, display and store the main drying process parameters and sample weight with a high degree of reliability and accuracy. In this study, the sensors were selected based on system specifications and interfaced with the microcontroller. The codes for controlling, logging and displaying of drying parameters were developed and installed on the microcontroller. When tested at steady-state conditions, the system yielded satisfactory results with maximum control and detection errors being 2.0% and 1.8% for the temperature and sample weight, respectively. The developed system can be used for efficient computation of both the dry and wet basis sample moisture content values and also detect the set sample weight.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2579-0625
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7101
dc.publisherFaculty of Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti, State, Nigeria.en_US
dc.subjectDryeren_US
dc.subjectDrying parametersen_US
dc.subjectInstrumentation systemen_US
dc.subjectMoisture contenten_US
dc.subjectSensoren_US
dc.titleDevelopment of Instrumentation System for a Laboratory Model Food Product Dryeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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