Simulation Study Of Drying Chamber For Marine Product

Mohd Azhar, Nur Izzati (2019) Simulation Study Of Drying Chamber For Marine Product. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Drying chamber is one of the application in the drying process. This application is widely used in various industries such as marine, agricultural product and others. In this study, a drying chamber for drying process on marine product was selected. It able to produce high quality and hygienic of products. The propose design of drying chamber consist of trays that arranged differently for each design. However, the distribution of velocity and temperature along the trays is not uniform due to different position of trays. This uneven dried of product contributed to the low quality of product. Therefore, there are five configurations of trays has been analyzed in order to obtain the best performance of uniformity velocity and temperature distribution within drying chamber. The prediction of the distribution of velocity and temperature in the chamber along the trays has been simulated by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software which is Ansys Fluent 16.1. Operating and boundary conditions is determined based on the literature review. A validation is performed by comparing the data obtained from the CFD simulation with the data experimental from the literature review to ensure the correct method is used. Then, the simulation conducted with 2-Dimensional geometry that sliced into two halves and the sliced face is set as a symmetry plane for the analyzation in steady state condition. Nine points are plotted at the different coordinates on the trays to obtain range of velocity and temperature on each trays for all the configurations. The data obtained is tabulated in a table based on the designs. Comparison all the configurations based on the difference values for each points. Less differences for each points contributed the more uniformity of distribution. The best configuration of trays is determined by achieved both of uniformity and proposed as the best design. From the results obtained, it concluded that design (A) and (D) are choose as the best designs for uniformity that can be developed in future study

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