Simulation Study of Coaxial Treatment Chambers for PEF Pasteurization: A Critical Review
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Published:2021-11-29
Issue:12
Volume:17
Page:93-107
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ISSN:2626-8493
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Container-title:International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)
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language:
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Short-container-title:Int. J. Onl. Eng.
Author:
Arshad Rai Naveed,Abdul-Malek Zulkurnain,Dastgheib Ali M.
Abstract
A pulsed electric field (PEF) produces pasteurized liquid foods with fresh and nutritional properties. The treatment chamber is a crucial part of the PEF processing system where a high voltage is applied, producing an electric field to treat the liquid foods. The proper construction of the treatment chamber regulates the distribution of the electrical field inside the treatment zone. Mixing of liquid inside the treatment zone is an effective tool to overcome this heterogeneous effect. The coaxial treatment chamber offers a heterogeneous electric field and temperature distribution inside the treatment zone. A helical insulator inside the coaxial treatment chamber provides a mixing effect. In this research, a numerical simulation was done to measure the electric field in different geometries of treatment chambers at different flow rates. The simulation aimed to optimize the new coaxial treatment chamber design. The modelling findings showed homogeneous electrical field strength in the helical treatment chamber. This study provides new insights for industrial-scale setup using multiple helical chambers in a continuous flow PEF treatment.
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)
Subject
General Engineering
Cited by
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